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23andMe Covid-19 Study Findings Published (23andme.com)
6 points by avonmach on June 2, 2021 | hide | past | favorite | 2 comments



"..our findings ... underscore the role of blood type in COVID-19 infections, specifically that blood type O might be protective against the virus."

-- the article

"Blood type did not play a significant role in anyone's risk of contracting COVID, the researchers reported April 5 in JAMA Network Open."

-- https://www.webmd.com/lung/news/20210405/blood-type-doesnt-a...

Science is hard.


These read like marginal confirmation checks of other sources of information. So, nothing ground-breaking. But the willingness of people to contribute to science is really nice, and I hope the "virtuous circle" is completed and there is more of this.




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