Justin Hunter is 17 years old, his parents are gone, and he has tested positive for the virus. He says he's asymptomatic, but how does he really know? Maybe he just hasn't started showing symptoms yet. He has gone to stay with relatives, so I have to wonder if they're taking precautions?
I'm not being judgmental - I'm saying that a lot of education and follow-up needs to happen with these families who lose their loved ones. If Justin is asymptomatic, then he could be spreading the virus wherever he goes. Is he going to school? Playing on a football team? Hanging out with friends?
In my opinion there's not enough outreach to the African American families to explain that vitamin D deficiency (or the possibility of it) is making the AA's more likely to die from Covid-19. Vitamin D deficiency is more common among darker skinned people, and that's not a racist statement. A British epidemiologist researcher Dr. John Cavanaugh is on Youtube with daily Covid-19 updates, and I have learned a lot from his blogs. People of color should be told this so they can act accordingly, possibly take vitamin D supplements, perhaps a change of diet, among other things. Vitamin D will not prevent someone from being exposed, but it should help mitigate some of the damaging effects of the virus on the lungs, the heart and other organs.
Best of luck to Justin Hunter!
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