Africa has so far been sparred the huge pandemic fatalities like in Europe and Asia and research has shown Vitamin D deficiency could be the reason.
African Americans are statistically more vulnerable to COVID19 based on rampant but undiagnosed Vitamin D deficiency.
Vitamin D is associated with the dispropoinate number of Black people with
Obesity
Autism
Asthma
Hypertension
Diabetes
Heart Disease
MS
With African Americans being the first casualties of the Coronavirus epidemic, Black Doctors sound the alarm on the Vitamin D deficiency pandemic in the African American community.
Research has shown that vitamin D supplentation helps respiratory tract infections.
African Americans are deficient in the vitamin and will bear the brunt of Coronavirus fatalities.
Especially those living above 37th parallel e.g. ST Louis ,Chicago New York MUST supplement in winter. Doctors recommend 5,000 units daily for melanin dominant individuals.
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