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Genetics & COVID-19: An Update

by Rich Wandschneider | Apr 17, 2020 | American Indians and COVID-19, Charles Mann, COVID-19, Indian Health Service, lactose intolerance, Navajo Nation, sickle cell anemia

In my last post I told a story about Native Alaskan firefighters, who had come south to fight fires, getting sick on MRIs (“meals ready to eat”) and being fed suet to right their stomachs. A long-time Alaska firefighter tells me that this is mostly “urban legend,”...
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