I remember the Surgeon General was attacked as racist by the Left when he tried to appeal to ethic groups, Latinos and Blacks in particular, because of the higher incidence of underlying conditions.
There were a bunch of stories like this....
https://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3832622/posts
https://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3832748/posts
https://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3839858/posts