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Blood Group A people are more susceptible to corona-virus infection? Is that true O Blood Group people have higher level of resistance towards COVID-19 Infection?

In the preliminary analysis, Chinese researchers analyzed variations in blood groups of more than 2,000 patients identified as new coronaviruses.

Their results suggest that those with Type A are more likely to develop an infection, while those with more common Type O blood have a slightly lower chance of contracting the disease. They also have more severe symptoms.

The presence of different antigens named A & B in the the RBC and Plasma differs according to the individual blood groups, also they interlinked these findings with corona-virus deaths.



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