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by sharken 1555 days ago
So given the facts about obesity in India (high) vs. obesity in Africa (low) and the median age, I'd say that there is no mystery.

Three risk factors for Corona are Obesity, other comorbidities and age, the rest of the factors are pretty much insignificant.

The best way to protect yourself is the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine, which is what people in any of the three groups should do.

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What about apparent diff between APOC and non-APOC countries?

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33795896/

That is another enigma, unfortunately i know too little about individual African countries to give a qualified statement.