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SWBTATTReg

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1. Thanks for posting. I had wondered just how these native tribes will handle the crisis. I think...

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Fri May 22, 2020, 06:12 PM

May 2020

badly, I kind of wondered if they may or may not have immunity built up being so isolated (perhaps they had other factors in their blood that may protect them). Sadly, per this article the answer appears to be no. I was hoping that these native tribes would dodge a bullet w/ this epidemic raging across the globe.

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Thanks for posting. I had wondered just how these native tribes will handle the crisis. I think... SWBTATTReg May 2020 #1