In a preliminary study of over 750,000 participants, data revealed that people with an O blood type appeared to have a type of protective barrier against COVID-19 when in comparison to all other blood types. The results also showed that O blood types are 9-18 percent less likely to test positive for the coronavirus than any of the other blood types.
Among the participants, people with AB blood type had the highest rate for testing positive for COVID-19. With the other blood types, there was little to no differences in susceptivity between them.
The study was conducted by 23andMe. Based in Sunnyvale, CA, 23andMe is a private own personal genomics and biotechnology company. They are the first and only genetics service that is directly available to the public.
23andMe is currently undergoing COVID-19 studies to assist scientists in the search for genetic links to the coronavirus.
“Our goal is to understand genetic differences which may explain why symptoms of the illness range from very mild to very severe and help empower the scientific and medical communities to address this public health crisis,” the website stated. “At this stage, we are focusing on those with severe symptoms.”
Currently, people can participate in the 23andMe study if they reside in America and over the age of 18. You have to be willing to provide a saliva sample for DNA testing, have tested positive for COVID-19, hospitalized due to coronavirus related symptoms, and willing to complete an online study survey.
For those who are not eligible, they asked for you to share the study website on social media or refer someone you know that is eligible for the study.
You can join the COVID-19 study at https://enroll.23andme.com/research/covid19/identity/ <https://enroll.23andme.com/research/covid19/identity/%22%20%5Ct%20%22_blank>.
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