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What's interesting is that I'm pretty sure NYC has more black folk than Detroit and Milwaukee... but for some reason it's not a racial issue in NYC. Why?
right. and at the same time as the story in the OP, we have stuff like this:
The number of death per capita in sub-Saharan Africa is among the lowest in the world, less than 300 as of April 5, a fraction of that reported in most countries.
There could be various environmental reasons. Denser housing could make transmission more likely. (People living in roomy suburbs aren't in range of the neighbor's aerosol emissions.) Possibly wearing facial coverings would help, but there could also be some underlying fear of persecution for donning that attire. Also, protective masks may be less available in predominantly non-white neighborhoods.
Blacks would be persecuted for wearing facial masks?
What's interesting is that I'm pretty sure NYC has more black folk than Detroit and Milwaukee... but for some reason it's not a racial issue in NYC. Why?
The article explains that at this point in time, only few places keep such statistics by race. The CDC does/will, but they have no compiled such reports yet.
What's interesting is that I'm pretty sure NYC has more black folk than Detroit and Milwaukee... but for some reason it's not a racial issue in NYC. Why?
Because not everywhere is tracking race. Elizabeth Warren sent a letter demanding race be included in the stats for states.
Seems this virus is racist but only in the US and politicians need those stats so they can preach from above racial disparities in the US.
Africans are far less mobile than Westeners, which might explain it. If it takes root, it would get pretty bad. Or maybe not. They have strong immunity systems over there because they are constantly being bombarded with all kinds of bugs. Also, diabetes is not much of an issue in places where the diets consist of low fat / low salt foods. Thirdly, compared to the West, and Asia, their aging population is much smaller than ours due to low life expectancy (poor health care system).
Been saying it for a couple days, there is a high correlation between obesity (which often leads to diabetes) and death. Unfortunately, unhealthy diets are more prevalent in some communities.
Maybe, but the medical experts say it is due to higher prevalence of asthma and diabetes ans such. Also, it seems men are more likely to have a severe symptoms than women.
American Indians and Pacific Islanders have the highest rate of Diabetes and it is primarily related to cultural lifestyles, obesity. Genes play a relatively small role in Diabetes risk.
Low income people are substantially more likely to live in multi- generational housing. Low income people are more likely to be working “ essential” jobs that interact with the general public. They are more likely dependent on public transportation. Low income people tend to have more children and young adults living at home. And as we know, there is a tendency for younger people to ignore risks.
Seems way too premature to speculate the role of race or ethnicity vs preexisting health conditions, often related to culture and lifestyles.
Been saying it for a couple days, there is a high correlation between obesity (which often leads to diabetes) and death. Unfortunately, unhealthy diets are more prevalent in some communities.
75% of us are overweight/ obese. One- third of the population has Diabetes or is pre-Diabetic. The incidence of Diabetes has increased with our weight. This is most pronounced in the US but hardly unique to the US.
There is a correlation between our weight and the amount spent on healthcare.
There could be various environmental reasons. Denser housing could make transmission more likely. (People living in roomy suburbs aren't in range of the neighbor's aerosol emissions.) Possibly wearing facial coverings would help, but there could also be some underlying fear of persecution for donning that attire. Also, protective masks may be less available in predominantly non-white neighborhoods.
I heard someone make an anecdotal comment, and just blew it off. He said that while driving around he noticed more and more that the blacks in his area were not observing the social distancing. When he asked them why, his answer was that the disease is a white man's disease. I just assumed the person was essentially flipping the guy off for asking that question.
Now I see this thread, and a quick internet search gave a few hits:
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