British Study Examines Possible Link Between Genes and Coronavirus | Best Countries | US News
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A study now underway at Nottingham University Hospitals involving blood samples taken from 628 of its frontline health care workers is examining whether there is evidence that genes are involved. It’s also investigating if lower levels of vitamin D among people of color may also contribute to a susceptibility to contracting the novel coronavirus (called SARS-Cov-2 by scientists). In the United Kingdom, around a third of patients admitted into critical-care units are blacks, Asians and minority ethnic people (referred to as BAME populations in Britain), even though they make up just 13% of the total population. Another study found that between early February and the end of April, the COVID-19 death rate for blacks in England was 71% higher than for whites, and 62% higher for Asians
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