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A member asked:
What is this with race possibly impacting the outcomes of covid-19 patients? why would race make a difference in the infection?
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2 issues: First of, little is known at this time and most are observations, not backed up by studies. With race the genetic makeup is different and that may influence immunity, second would be confounding variables, such as poverty or poor baseline health status if they affect more 1 race than others. Time will tell.
Answered 4/10/2020
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