The COVID-19 pandemic has been affecting our daily lives for over a year now, as we continue to treat the virus. Vaccination launches have been gradual and recovery finally seems to be on the horizon. The recovery of the relatively new virus pandemic depends in part on the spread and growth of the virus at a rate that experts can continue to follow. A new study suggests that people with certain blood groups may be more likely to get the virus may slow the pandemic’s healing efforts a little further.


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Research published on March 3 in the scientific journal Blood advance suggests that people with type A blood may be at higher risk of infection than people with other blood groups. Note that if you have type A blood, you should not worry too much if you are practicing regular COVID-19 prevention methods.

Research essentially found that the new coronavirus strain is especially attracted to the blood group A antigen found in respiratory cells. “Interestingly, viral RBD only really prefers the type of blood group A antigens found in respiratory cells, which presumably explain how the virus enters most patients and infects them,” said Sean Stowell , who is co-author of the study.


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“Blood type is a challenge because it is inherited and it is not something we can change. … But if we can better understand how the virus interacts with people’s blood groups, we may be able to find new drugs or methods of prevention. “

In addition, they suggested that this is even more reason for people with type A blood to be vaccinated if they are eligible to be.

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