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Re:FDA Moves to Ban All Menthol Cigarettes and Flavored Cigars by throwawayboise on Thursday April 29, 2021 @05:23PM (#26986943)
> Is Krispy Kreme targeting fat people by offering free donuts for people that get COVID-19 vaccines?

LOL are they really doing that? That's funny considering that obesity and diabetes are both risk factors for poor COVID-19 outcomes.

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Re:FDA Moves to Ban All Menthol Cigarettes and Flavored Cigars by seriousquestion on Thursday April 29, 2021 @07:02PM (#26987918)
Yes, and blue checks on Twitter thought it was great. Meanwhile, 78% of the people hospitalized for Covid-19 are overweight or obese; https://www.cnbc.com/2021/03/08/covid-cdc-study-finds-roughl...
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Re:FDA Moves to Ban All Menthol Cigarettes and Flavored Cigars by MiddleEndian on Friday April 30, 2021 @12:32AM (#26989842)
>78% of the people hospitalized for Covid-19 are overweight or obese

https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/obesity-overweight.htm

>Percent of adults aged 20 and over with overweight, including obesity: 73.6% (2017-2018)

Since COVID targets older people more often, this may match the adult population within these groups, as the population becomes more overweight each year and people get heavier and slightly shorter as they age.

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Re:FDA Moves to Ban All Menthol Cigarettes and Flavored Cigars by __blockcipher__ on Thursday April 29, 2021 @05:30PM (#26987043)
Welcome to the new world ;)

https://www.google.com/amp/s/abc7ny.com/amp/free-food-vaccin...

You actually get a donut per day! The foundation of a healthy diet.

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