[Mariner]

African Americans more likely to die from coronavirus illness, early data shows

https://news.trust.org/item/20200406160842-9x3r4

An astounding differential.

[dfwgator]

Diet matters.

[plushaye]

This lovely African American lady - a State Dem from Detroit - won’t die because of HCQ and now she’s thanking Potus. A real stunner of a twist.

How about this article from today: “Detroit rep [Dem State Rep Karen Whitsett] says hydroxychloroquine, Trump helped save her life amid COVID-19 fight”

https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/detroit/2020/04/06/democrat-karen-whitsett-coronavirus-hydroxychloroquine-trump/2955430001/

Money quote from her: “Asked if she thinks Trump may have saved her life, Whitsett said: “Yes, I do,” and “I do thank him for that.”

[Thud]

Black Agnes called this yesterday in her No. 172 in yesterday's thread. She speculated that comments by the dude quoted in Grey Whiskers' No. 170 on CV19 nailing the oxygen-carrying ability of blood would especially impact black people who carry sickle-cell anemia.

This is confirmation of her speculation.

"THIS is the mortality issue with black people. Other peoples too...

People that are heterozygous for sickle cell are doomed when they get this!"