Study: Race, Socioeconomic Background Influence Children’s Susceptibility to COVID-19https://blogs.mercola.com:443/sites/vitalvotes/archive/2020/08/06/study-race-socioeconomic-background-influence-children_1920_s-susceptibility-to-covid19.aspxIn a study of 1,000 children, researchers found that COVID-19 infection rates are &ldquo;significantly higher&rdquo; for Black and Hispanic children, especially when they come from a lower family income bracket. Specifically, only 9.7% in higher incomeenCommunityServer 2008.5 SP1 (Debug Build: 31106.3070)re: Study: Race, Socioeconomic Background Influence Children’s Susceptibility to COVID-19https://blogs.mercola.com:443/sites/vitalvotes/archive/2020/08/06/study-race-socioeconomic-background-influence-children_1920_s-susceptibility-to-covid19.aspx?ShowAllComments=True#10178548/8/2020 2:56:07 AM24451277-a5aa-4add-96dc-64081bfd86fa:1017854ymiranthis<p>Dark skin pigmentation acts as a natural sunscreen, which is good. But a dark-skinned individual needs more sun exposure than a fair-skinned person would, to support healthy vitamin D levels. Those children should be encouraged to go out in the sun. Sunlight is free, so people of any economic status can benefit from it.</p>