This was on BBC1 last night.
It was extremely well presented by David Harewood and was disturbing in the things that it uncovered.
It is certainly is worth watching on catch up or iPlayer.
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I watched it and yes ,very disturbing facts revealed .
Now how did I know, long before I watched the program, that racism was behind the vast majority of Covid deaths.
There are a lot of reasons why the BAME community is suffering more in this pandemic and one of the major reasons is genetics. It’s not all about racism.
I would also imagine two other reasons contribute to more deaths too -
- Many live in much closer to each other than we do, as when several generations living in one property for example.
- From what I have read, many are refusing the vaccine too.
That’s the way I see it too.
Yes, that’s a widely held view, especially in the Birmingham area as the Midlands News programmes keep telling us so.
Latest conspiracy theory I’ve heard is, if a person of South Asia is vaccinated, he or she will die within a year because of the vaccine.
That’s exactly why I didn’t bother watching the programme. Somehow we knew what it would be about, otherwise the programme would have been called ‘Why is Covid killing people’ with no mention of ‘colour’.
I agree.
It is perhaps too much to hope, that one day some foreign people will understand it is THEM themselves who are causing so much friction and bitterness with the white people.
Sorry, but that’s how I feel.
It was a really excellent documentary explaining the various factors that make up the reasons why people of colour a4e more likely to die of covid . David Harewood himself said he was ashamed to reach 55 years of age and being black himself without knowing many of these factors .
It was very sympathetically presented there was no real blame just a statement of why people of colour in the U.K. are more likely to die .
It was quite horrendous in some cases the way people of colour have been treated . It was eye opening with lots I didn’t know .
I can not speak about people in other areas BUT here in Mexico there are lots and lots of blacks from the Caribbean islands piled up waiting their chance to get into America and they are quite lax on wearing masks. Those who do wear masks, often wear it covering ONLY their mouths. How incredibly stupid is that ? Additionally, I see groups of them standing around chatting and almost no one is wearing any mask. Good grief, don’t they watch the news ? Or, don’t they care.
When I go grocery shopping, I need to be especially watchful, as blacks DO NOT MAKE ANY ATTEMPT AT MAINTAINING SOCIAL DISTANCE. If they are dying at a greater rate, they have only themselves to blame.
That’s how I felt about it too .
The prog does state that bames are running the nhs at ground level, then goes off on the racism tangent.
I think they hit on the first & foremost reason.
God bless.
Is there any evidence of a genetic reason?
I don’t think so.
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I don’t agree with the theories. The vitamin D connection is the strongest IMO. Why? because in countries where there are fewer people dying there is more sunshine. We had a low level of deaths here during the summer months. People with darker skin do no absorb as much Vit D during winter months.
There are also social factors, black people are less likely to worry about masks. Asian families do live in multi generational households. But neither of those factors is IMO as strong as the connection to vitamin D absorption. You have to compare countries with similar weather to see whether another country with our climate has different results.
Every ethnicity has health risks of different diseases. Deprivation and poor health outcomes are linked whatever your ethnicity. Poor health condition plus covid equals a lower chance of recovery.
IMO if they got rid of chicken shops, chip shops and various takeaways you would vastly improve the health of the majority of the deprived. If you removed cigarettes and made alcohol more difficult to source then that would add to the improvements, if you increased green spaces and reduced pollution that would add to the improvements, if you made neighbourhoods safer so that people would leave their house to exercise that would vastly improve health improvements. It’s not about covid, but about general social disparities. These disprarities are nothing new but there are ways to change them particularly by reducing access to fast food but councils are loathe to do this because there is massive revenue there.
Hmmm …
Driving into Bradford its easy to see what terrible hygiene standards abound…filthy curtains slung across filthy windows gardens strewn with rubbish litter everywhere…you can’t keep blaming the government for this type of behaviour and poor standards…I grew up in the slums of Leeds but I got a clip around the ear if I dropped litter…people have to take personal responsibility the virus thrives because its allowed to.
It was interesting though that both of David’s Harewoods parents came from Barbados where diabetes is rife die to the diet which is very sugar orientated . Rum for a start is practically liquid sugar . Ditto cancer and they have covid too which knocks the vitamin D theory on the head ad they have lots of sun.
Hi
First some misconceptions.
Councils have minimal control over fast food outlets, the Government relaxed controls years ago.
There are plenty of street food outlets abroad, it is what we eat which matters…
I have been onboth a Covid Eard and A covid recovery ward.
Yes they are being run by BAME Groups, but they are having the vaccone.
They have studied and passed exams, white british do not, hence the disparity.
The Asians in particular are under huge parental pressure to do well at school.
Simple fact of life, we are lazier than them and many think it is cool not to do well at school.
Hallelujah!..
I totally agree with this…^^^^^^^^^
However, when I was in Barbados, most people were obese and smoked their heads off. Vitamin D is good, but it’s not that good, and black skin does not absorb as much sunlight as white skin, so even in Barbados with all the sunshine it doesn’t mean there isn’t a Vit D deficiency. Obviously there are many other factors that determine the spread and outcome from the Covid 19 virus, but I believe sunshine and Vitamin D are the best weapons to have at your disposal. There is a good reason why viruses in the UK are worst in winter. From the end of October to the end of March, not only don’t we go out as much, when we do there won’t be a lot of skin showing.
It’s time that some black people realised that white people are not the cause of their problems.