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Back in the land of the sane, I'm assuming there are various factors other than the genetics of ethnicity which may be a factor in the apparent discrepancies in fatality figures. Multi-generational households, language comprehension, tendency to employment in customer service roles etc. As with many things at the moment, there are trends in the data, but distinguishing correlation from causation is difficult.
After all, the genetic differences relating to race and ethnicity are relatively minor. And if it's not genetic differences which cause the disparity in the fatality rates, that really only leaves lifestyle factors.
Sure. I was thinking about things like sickle cell anaemia, which are more prevalent in certain sections of the population, and more dangerous to those. I'm perfectly open to the possibility (and obviously not trying to draw any conclusions) that with COVID-19 it is mainly roles and social factors, but it is still so difficult to get a handle on things like living in larger households and the likely impact they might have.
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I'm sure our newbie nutcases will be more than eager to explain to you will be more than happy to explain that this is a consequence of Covid19 having been genetically engineered by the WHO from a mutant strain of virus extracted from Bigfoot by the pilots of the black helicopters.
Back in the land of the sane, I'm assuming there are various factors other than the genetics of ethnicity which may be a factor in the apparent discrepancies in fatality figures. Multi-generational households, language comprehension, tendency to employment in customer service roles etc. As with many things at the moment, there are trends in the data, but distinguishing correlation from causation is difficult.
After all, the genetic differences relating to race and ethnicity are relatively minor. And if it's not genetic differences which cause the disparity in the fatality rates, that really only leaves lifestyle factors.