Evidence from observational studies is accumulating, suggesting that the majority of deaths due to SARS-CoV-2 infections are statistically attributable to vitamin D insufficiency and could potentially be prevented by vitamin D supplementation [...]
I watched this April 29 and not since then, but he goes into why vitamin d is important, and how darker skin make less vitamin d, which might explain why covid affects black people more, etc. Back in April... I hope it has held up, but it was informative at the time.
https://youtu.be/GCSXNGc7pfs
I am going to watch a more recent video of his soon.
and how darker skin make less vitamin d, which might explain why covid affects black people more
iirc black people also have more bioavailable vitamin D so that counteracts it somewhat. Also there are other genetic things that put Black people at higher risk, not due to their skin color
I watched this April 29 and not since then, but he goes into why vitamin d is important, and how darker skin make less vitamin d, which might explain why covid affects black people more, etc. Back in April... I hope it has held up, but it was informative at the time.
https://youtu.be/GCSXNGc7pfs
I am going to watch a more recent video of his soon.
iirc black people also have more bioavailable vitamin D so that counteracts it somewhat. Also there are other genetic things that put Black people at higher risk, not due to their skin color