\nFor each 100,000 Americans (of their respective group), about 35 Blacks have died from COVID-19, a mortality rate of more than double the rate for Latinos (15) and Asians (15). Blacks\u2019 mortality rate is 2.6 times that of Whites (13).<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
Note that Latinos, who also suffer from poverty, lack of health care, discrimination, crowded housing, etc. have a lower death rate than blacks, and that the rates for Latinos, Asians, and Whites are about in the same range.<\/p>\n
Could there possibly be a genetic component? That people who have African ancestry are more susceptible to this virus?<\/p>\n
Why do Latinos, who suffer from most of the disadvantages that blacks have, have a death rate less than half that of blacks? I suspected that a greater sociability (which blacks share with groups like the Hasidim for similar historical reasons) might be a major factor, as it is with the Hasidim. But do Latinos observe social distancing more than blacks?<\/p>\n
Genetic differences among population groups are a forbidden subject, but blacks have sickle cell anemia and those who live in northern climates suffer the consequences of Vitamin D deficiency, and Jews have Tay Sachs syndrome. Could something similar be happening with COVID-19? In which case the black community needs special protection. Or is there something that blacks are doing or suffering from that Latinos are not doing or suffering from? These are urgent questions.<\/p>\n
Could it be diet? Blacks tend to like the traditional Southern diet (soul food) and fats food, both of which (alas!) are bad for you. From my sketchy observations, Latinos seem to still like traditional diets heavy on beans. But, according to SaludAmerica<\/a>,\u00a0 Latinos suffer from obesity:<\/p>\n
Latino<\/b>\u00a0adults were more\u00a0obese<\/b>\u00a0(47%) than their black (46.8%), white (37.9%), and Asian (12.7%) peers.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
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