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A recent study published in the journal Blood Advances found elevated levels of blood clotting markers in more than one in two (55%) people with long COVID who also had abnormal exercise testing results.

Individuals with elevated blood clotting marker levels were four times more likely to show persistent deficits in exercise capacity.


Recent studies have shown that individuals with long COVID are more likely to develop small clotsTrusted Source in blood capillaries and show abnormalities in the levels of factors that promote blood clotting. Such micro clots can interfere with the supply of oxygen and nutrients to the body and potentially result in long COVID symptoms such as fatigue.

https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/article...ng-factors
Really meh this write up. Cannot believe lah
People with blood types A, B, or AB are more likely to get blood clots, experts warn. 

"While people cannot change their blood type, our findings may help physicians better understand who is at risk for developing heart disease," says Lu Qi, Ph.D. 

"It's good to know your blood type in the same way you should know your cholesterol or blood pressure numbers. 

If you know you're at higher risk, you can reduce the risk by adopting a healthier lifestyle, such as eating right, exercising, and not smoking."

"It kind of makes sense that your body would say, if I see an infection, I need to be ready to clot. But when the infection is as widespread and inflammatory as COVID-19, that tendency to clot can become dangerous."

https://www.eatthis.com/news-have-this-b...ood-clots/
my blood type is G
Vaccines are now called clot-shots