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The Nuance

The Truth About Blood Types and the Coronavirus

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

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7 min readJul 2, 2020

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

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Markham Heid
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I’m a frequent contributor at TIME, the New York Times, and other media orgs. I write mostly about health and science. I like long walks and the Grateful Dead.