Governor Kay Ivey issued her twenty-sixth supplemental emergency proclamation transitioning the state from an amended Safer at Home Order to a new Safer Apart Order, the third phase of COVID-19 pandemic health orders. Masks will no longer be mandated statewide, but individuals are strongly encouraged to wear a mask or other facial covering when in public and in close contact with other people. This order will end Monday, May 31, 2021, and the state of emergency will end Tuesday, July 6, 2021

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Q: Does COVID-19 affect people with different blood types differently?

There is some [evidence](https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/vox.13076) that having Type O blood may be linked with lower risk of contracting COVID\-19 and having Type A blood may be linked with a greater risk of contracting COVID\-19 and occurence of severe disease. However, many other factors, such as age or existing health conditions, are likely to play a larger, dominant role in determining personal risk from COVID\-19. In other words, having Type O blood is in no way license to stop following COVID\-19 prevention measures. Updated 18 February 2021

Does COVID-19 affect people with different blood types differently?

There is some evidence that having Type O blood may be linked with lower risk of contracting COVID-19 and having Type A blood may be linked with a greater risk of contracting COVID-19 and occurence of severe disease. However, many other factors, such as age or existing health conditions, are likely to play a larger, dominant role in determining personal risk from COVID-19. In other words, having Type O blood is in no way license to stop following COVID-19 prevention measures.

Updated 18 February 2021