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Originally Posted by RichardCoulter
Earlier, I wondered why black people made up 1/3 of the population of Chicago, yet accounted for 70% of coronavirus cases. It was suggested that it might be because black people were more likely to live in poverty/have poorer health to start with, were more likely to be in occupations that couldn't be done from home or even that it was because they congregated together more.
A doctor on Channel 5 this morning said that vitamin D helps to fight this and other viruses and that, because the colour of dark skinned people makes it harder for the body to create vitamin D, this is likely to be the reason why black Americans are being disproportionately affected.
That's something i'd not previously thought of.
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Are the people dying from it, insufficient in Vitamin D? Unlikely. A lot of people have died that don't have dark skin.
More likely they hang around in "gangs" of one sort or another. Obvious example is religious groups. One person brings it into a group and it spreads within that group. Multiple identified examples of where a religious gathering has led to large spreading.