New Study Claims That a Certain Blood Type is ‘Less Likely’ to Contract the Coronavirus

Now, before you go, “Hey that means I’m immune to the virus let’s party now!”

Hold your horses.

For a start, this study isn’t peer-reviewed yet. And secondly, coronavirus, just like Amos Yee, isn’t racist—you can obviously still contract the virus even if you’re in this blood type.

So, what’s this blood type?

Type O.

Reader Bao: Yeah, I’m Type O. Can I eat my chendol in a hawker centre now?

No.

New Study Claims That a Certain Blood Type is ‘Less Likely’ to Contract the Coronavirus

In March, a study in China, which comprise 206 patients, suggests that people with blood type A had a higher rate of infection. They then claimed that “blood group O had a significantly lower risk for the infectious disease compared with non-O blood groups.”

Well, another study, this time conducted in April with a whopping 750,000 participants, reinforces that the March study.

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Conducted by US personal genomics and biotechnology company 23andMe, they claim that preliminary results show that “type O blood is especially protective against Sars-CoV-2”.

The study looked at 10,000 people who had COVID-19, and somehow, they found out that those with Type O blood are 9% to 18% less likely than other people with different blood types to have tested positive for the virus.

Across the other blood types, there is little difference in susceptibility.

Reader Bao: Buk kut teh tests so much nicer in a hawker centre. Wanna join me?

No.

However, they added that it’s still “early days”.

The lead researcher on the 23andMe study said, “We’re not the only group looking at this, and ultimately the scientific community may need to pool their resources to really address questions surrounding the links between genetics and Covid-19.”

In another study of 1,600 patients in Spain and Italty, whereby they looked at the genes of the patients, it turned out that patients with Type A blood has 50% more chance of requiring a ventilator. Once again, that echoed the study made by China back in March 2020.

In any case, the best defence is still vigilance, which comprises social-dis—

Reader Bao: I’ve just being positive for COVID-19

Yeah, that’s why.