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It's scary the racism some people are displaying about covid-19, but are there any groups that genetically get more severe or less severe symptoms?

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Probably not: Almost certainly not. There are very few important differences in disease susceptibility among human race/ethnicity groups, and especially few (if any) for infectious diseases.

Answered 3/7/2020

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A member asked:

It's scary the racism some people are displaying about covid-19, but are there any groups that genetically get more severe or less severe symptoms?

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Dr. Hunter Handsfield answered

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