“Nothing does because race is a social construct (unless you need an organ transplant).”
While this outbreak may have nothing to do with race, race/ethnicity certainly are a factor in disease. “People of African and Mediterranean descent are found to be more susceptible to sickle-cell disease while cystic fibrosis and hemochromatosis are more common among European populations,” and Tay Sachs disease is more likely to occur among people who are Ashkenazi Jews, and Alpha-Thalassemia among Asians.
Race/ethnicity is why prospective parents may opt for genetic testing.
You should get genetic counseling with certain ethnicities.
example:
thalessemia
If you have thalessemia You may chose to go ahead and have children with someone who also has thalessemia. You may choose to risk a life of misery for your child because it is not guaranteed it will get the dreaded transfusion curse.
But you need to go into it with full knowledge of what you are dealing with.
Or I suppose you could let the chips fall where they may as in God’s plan..but I am the type that wants to know what the heck I am risking.