Lead Coronavirus scientist suggested pandemic could be genocide and claims doctors would let blacks die

A lead coronavirus scientist working with the US government to find a vaccine has called the global pandemic a black genocide.

Doctor Kizzmekia Corbett, an immunologist with the Vaccine Research Center, condemned what she called systematic oppression by white people in a barrage of social media posts, Fox News reports

The lead scientist claimed the pandemic was ‘genocide. Credit: Twitter

Posting to Twitter, Ms Corbett slammed the White House coronavirus task force claiming it “is largely people (white men) he appointed to their positions as directors of blah blah institute. “

She added: “They are indebted to serve him (Trump) NOT the people.”

Ms Corbett also claimed doctors would deliberately choose to deny ventilators to black Americans, leaving them to die instead.

Credit: Twitter



Ms Corbett wrote – I tweet for the people who will die when doctors have [sic] to choose who gets the last ventilator and ultimately – who lives. The poor. And, while the article doesn’t explicitly say it – the black.

Another Twitter user wrote to Ms Corbett saying – It’s so scary to think about. I know when it comes down to it people will be turned away or left to die because they are black.

The scientist replied: Yep. Both.

Another person declared They hate us. This virus is a sure-fire way to get rid of us without having to lift a finger.

To which Ms Corbett replied – Some have gone as far as to call it genocide. I plead the fifth.

A senior Health and Human Services (HHS) official told Fox News – HHS career ethics officials are reviewing the matter.

It is believed the inquiry is being taken very seriously as unprofessional social media posts about sensitive government work can violate federal ethical guidelines.

Ms Corbett’s claims come as a study reveals black New Yorkers are twice as likely to die from COVID-19 than their white peers.

The shocking statistic was revealed on Friday by the New York Health Department, showing the devastating impact the global pandemic is having on people of color.

New York City has become the American epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak – with 13,202 people with coronavirus dying in hospital beds.

That is more deaths in the US than all of the states and more than most countries.

But according to the NYC Health Department data, the black and Latino community are facing disproportionally higher rates of infection, symptoms and tragically, death rates.

It claims 1,999 black or African American people have been killed by coronavirus across the five boroughs as of April 16.

Their deaths make up 33.2% of the city’s total death toll, despite accounting for just 22% of the city’s population.

Fatalities among Hispanic or Latino people were the second-highest in the city, with at least 1,696 deaths, according to the data.

At least 1,861 white people have died, making them the third-most affected group in terms of fatalities, however, white residents account for at least 43% of New York City.

Deaths of Asian people were the lowest, at 463.

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