KSL TV SALT LAKE CITY — Your blood type does not factor in your risk for contracting COVID-19 or developing a severe case of it, researchers at Intermountain Healthcare and other institutions determined. Their findings, published in the Journal of American Medical Association earlier this month, counters previous global studies and research that suggested blood type was one factor for why some people suffered symptoms of COVID-19 more than others. "I think it's important because it's been, for us, really one of our primary objectives to identify patients who are at higher risk and to build risk scores," said Dr. Jeffrey Anderson, a cardiologist and researcher with the Intermountain Medical Center Heart Institute, and the study's lead researcher.