Blood type and Covid

Bullseye_Gotcha · December 22, 2021, 09:27 AM

Studies are finding a correlation between blood types and severity of Covid illness.

O negative is the best protection while A + is dramatically more likely to end in a severe covid case compared to O+.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8286549/">https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8286549/

Positive blood has proteins on the surface of the cell while negative does not. Possibly the proteins on the cell surface are a driving factor in severity of illness.

pmartin · December 22, 2021, 09:34 AM

Gee, thanks for that rosy picture. I am A+

Bullseye_Gotcha · December 22, 2021, 09:58 AM

Quote from: pmartin post_id=20133 time=1640194471 user_id=85Gee, thanks for that rosy picture. I am A+

You are not alone. That is the most prevalent blood type.

Bullseye_Gotcha · December 22, 2021, 10:00 AM

Just ordered the test kit. It has been YEARS since I donated blood and can't recall what it is. Thinking it is A+ as well.

pmartin · December 22, 2021, 10:03 AM

It was on my dog tags.

rdshear · December 22, 2021, 10:05 AM

I'm O+

JParis · December 22, 2021, 10:07 AM

Quote from: Bullseye_Gotcha post_id=20137 time=1640195912 user_id=214
Quote from: pmartin post_id=20133 time=1640194471 user_id=85Gee, thanks for that rosy picture. I am A+

You are not alone. That is the most prevalent blood type.

No sir, the most common is O+

Dan_AKA_ROY23 · December 22, 2021, 10:09 AM

JP's right. I have no clue what my blood type is.

rdshear · December 22, 2021, 10:10 AM

Quote from: JParis post_id=20141 time=1640196460 user_id=139No sir, the most common is O+

Hey, for once, I'm in the common crowd!

Bullseye_Gotcha · December 22, 2021, 10:31 AM

Quote from: JParis post_id=20141 time=1640196460 user_id=139
Quote from: Bullseye_Gotcha post_id=20137 time=1640195912 user_id=214
Quote from: pmartin post_id=20133 time=1640194471 user_id=85Gee, thanks for that rosy picture. I am A+

You are not alone. That is the most prevalent blood type.

No sir, the most common is O+

Right. 37% O+, and 36% A+.

Shazam/TPP · December 22, 2021, 11:14 AM

A+ and that or a similar study was out last year and was hushed...Fauci, I believe, even said there is no correlation.

https://medical.mit.edu/covid-19-updates/2020/07/blood-type-and-covid-19">//https://medical.mit.edu/covid-19-updates/2020/07/blood-type-and-covid-19

beej · December 22, 2021, 11:55 AM

My wife and my daughter are O+. I'm A+. I was A-symptomatic and they both took it like a bad case of the flu. go figure.

Jim at Gentex · December 22, 2021, 01:09 PM

I'm A+ and had COVID.
I was hospitalized for 2 days because I actually had pneumonia.
Not sure if my blood type made any difference, but I obviously survived and fully recovered.

thad · December 22, 2021, 01:29 PM

I'm O+ and I had a very mild case.

Jeff · December 23, 2021, 04:09 AM

My blood type is B-e-e-r.