ABO and infection: Although the connection between the ABO locus and SARS-CoV-2 susceptibility has been clearly established (COVID-19 Host Genetics Initiative, 2021; COVID-19 Host Genetics Initiative, 2022), additional studies investigating the possible effect of the ABO blood type on the risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection, COVID-19 prognosis, and antibody response to anti-SARS-CoV-2 vaccine or infection yielded conflicting results (Gil-Manso et al., 2022; Sgherza et al., 2022; Vicentini et al., 2022; Ziberna et al., 2022).