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Markham Heid

Jul 2, 2020

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The Truth About Blood Types and the Coronavirus

Some experts say that reports linking certain blood types to lower infection risks are ‘flawed’

Recently, the New England Journal of Medicine published that found links between Covid-19 and certain genetic and blood-type variables. While the authors emphasized the…

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Markham Heid

Markham Heid

I write about health, science, and psychology. My work has appeared in Time magazine, the New York Times, Vice, and elsewhere. I live in Germany.

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