UF study finds no difference in susceptibility to COVID-19 in Black and white ancestral origins
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on March 22, 2023
Whether your ancestors were Black or white makes no difference in your susceptibility to COVID-19, according to a new University of Florida study comparing two types of ancestral origins of patients from a Florida population infected with COVID-19.
However, UF researchers also found that some patients, whose genetic makeup gives them more protection against SARS-CoV-2 proteins, have a better chance of fending off infection from the virus.
The data amassed in their investigation, published in January in
