SARS-CoV-2 positivity rates associated with circulating Vitamin D levels

Re:SARS-CoV-2 positivity rates associated with circulating V... by umanwizard on Saturday September 19, 2020 @11:15AM (#24527943)

But black people and “dark-skinned people” don’t mean the same thing. Black people specifically means people whose ancestors are from sub-Saharan Africa. There are other people with dark skin whose genetics are completely different, for example in India or Australia.

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Re:SARS-CoV-2 positivity rates associated with circulating V... by celticninja on Saturday September 19, 2020 @11:20AM (#24527992)

Does 'blacks' somehow do a better job of defining an ethnic group? Or is it again a catch all term for non-white?

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Re:SARS-CoV-2 positivity rates associated with circulating V... by umanwizard on Saturday September 19, 2020 @11:22AM (#24528009)

No, “blacks” is not a catch-all term for non-white. Again, it means people whose ancestors are from sub-Saharan Africa. In fact, in the US it is usually even more specific than that, since the vast majority of black Americans’ ancestors are from West Africa specifically.

Similarly, white people or “whites” usually refers to people whose ancestors are from Europe, even though there are other people with light skin tones throughout the world (especially Asian or Native American people in high latitudes).

Not really sure what point you’re making.

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