Racism: The most dangerous ‘pre-existing condition’
4 years, 8 months ago

Racism: The most dangerous ‘pre-existing condition’

Al Jazeera  

Black Americans are dying disproportionately from COVID-19 and there is a reason for it. As Dr Lisa Cooper, a physician at Johns Hopkins University explained in an interview for US News: “This is because as a group, African Americans in the US have higher rates of poverty, housing and food insecurity, unemployment or underemployment, and chronic medical conditions and disabilities.” In other words, racism has a biological impact on black and brown bodies; the chronic stress of everyday racism makes people sicker. African Americans are more likely to experience racial disparities which translate into higher rates of hypertension, asthma, diabetes, etc – “pre-existing conditions” that are linked to higher death rates from COVID-19 infections. Many of these chronic illnesses emerge from environmental factors such as Black Americans living in underserved neighbourhoods that are disproportionately subjected to a lack of clean water such as in Flint, Michigan or higher rates of air pollution such as in the historically black neighbourhood of Harlem in New York City. In an interview for Slate, Dr Uche Blackstock said: “When it’s time for clinicians to ration resources, I think we can already assume that Black patients are going to be disadvantaged because they’re not going to be listened to.” That African Americans are disproportionately more likely to suffer from a lack of adequate care is particularly dangerous amid this pandemic because their living conditions and employment may prevent them from following social distancing guidelines and put them at a higher risk of contracting the disease in the first place.

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Long Covid risk higher in women and heart patients: Study
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Long Covid risk higher in women and heart patients: Study

India Today  

Early in the pandemic, many people infected with SARS-CoV-2 or Covid-19 reported persistent symptoms lasting a month or more, much longer than typical for an upper respiratory viral infection, or developed new, lingering symptoms after recovery. "Our study highlights the crucial role of Covid vaccination, not just in reducing infection severity but also in lowering the risk of long Covid," …

A majority of Black Americans believe U.S. institutions are conspiring against them, a Pew poll finds
7 months ago

A majority of Black Americans believe U.S. institutions are conspiring against them, a Pew poll finds

LA Times  

In this 1950s file photo released by the National Archives, a Black man included in a syphilis study has blood drawn by a doctor in Tuskegee, Ala. The study defines racial conspiracy theories as ideas that Black Americans might have about “the actions of U.S. institutions” that aren’t necessarily the stated goals of the institution. For instance, the study found …

Covid-19 not a concern for most US adults, who are split on the latest vaccine and other precautions, KFF survey finds
1 year, 1 month ago

Covid-19 not a concern for most US adults, who are split on the latest vaccine and other precautions, KFF survey finds

CNN  

CNN — Most adults in the United States are not worried about getting sick with Covid-19 or spreading it over the holidays, a new survey from KFF found. Concern about rising cases and hospitalizations is slightly higher, with nearly half of adults saying they are “very” or “somewhat” worried that Covid-19 hospitalizations will increase this winter – about the same …

5 takeaways from AP’s series on health disparities impacting Black Americans
1 year, 7 months ago

5 takeaways from AP’s series on health disparities impacting Black Americans

Associated Press  

The Associated Press spent a year examining how racial health disparities have harmed generations of Black Americans. While only 32% of white adults with high blood pressure have their condition under control with medication, the figure for Black Americans is even lower — 25%. Health conditions like cardiovascular disease and diabetes experienced in earlier stages of life are known risk …

High blood pressure plagues many Black Americans. Combined with COVID, it's catastrophic
1 year, 7 months ago

High blood pressure plagues many Black Americans. Combined with COVID, it's catastrophic

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. While only 32% of white …

Study reveals toll of being Black in U.S.: 1.6 million excess deaths over 22 years
1 year, 7 months ago

Study reveals toll of being Black in U.S.: 1.6 million excess deaths over 22 years

LA Times  

Research has long shown that Black people live sicker lives and die younger than white people. Now a new study, published Tuesday in the medical journal JAMA, casts the nation’s racial inequities in stark relief, finding that the higher mortality rate among Black Americans resulted in 1.63 million excess deaths relative to white Americans over more than two decades. We …

Deaths from heart diseases went up during COVID pandemic, says a study
1 year, 11 months ago

Deaths from heart diseases went up during COVID pandemic, says a study

India TV News  

The number of people dying from cardiovascular disease in the US escalated during the first year of the Covid-19 pandemic, from 874,613 CVD-related deaths recorded in 2019 to 928,741 in 2020, a new study has revealed. The rise in the number of CVD deaths in 2020 represents the largest single-year increase since 2015 and topped the previous high of 910,000 …

Racial split on COVID-19 endures as restrictions ease in US
2 years, 8 months ago

Racial split on COVID-19 endures as restrictions ease in US

Associated Press  

Black and Hispanic Americans remain far more cautious in their approach to COVID-19 than white Americans, recent polls show, reflecting diverging preferences on how to deal with the pandemic as federal, state and local restrictions fall by the wayside. Despite majority favorability among U.S. adults overall for measures like mask mandates, public health experts said divided opinions among racial groups …

Racial split on COVID-19 precautions endures as restrictions ease in U.S.
2 years, 8 months ago

Racial split on COVID-19 precautions endures as restrictions ease in U.S.

LA Times  

Black and Latino Americans remain far more cautious in their approach to COVID-19 than white Americans, recent polls show, reflecting diverging preferences on how to deal with the pandemic as federal, state and local restrictions fall by the wayside. Despite majority favorability among U.S. adults overall for measures like mask mandates, public health experts said divided opinions among racial groups …

Covid mortality higher among ethnically diverse communities
2 years, 9 months ago

Covid mortality higher among ethnically diverse communities

NL Times  

Proportionally, more ethnically diverse people died of Covid-19 in the first coronavirus year - March 2020 to March 2021 - than people with Dutch roots, Statistics Netherlands reported on Tuesday. Coronavirus mortality was relatively higher among people with a Moroccan, Turkish, Surinamese, or Indonesian background in the first and second ave than among the general population. The stats office did …

‘Alarming’ disparities leave parts of L.A. County hit hard by COVID-19
2 years, 10 months ago

‘Alarming’ disparities leave parts of L.A. County hit hard by COVID-19

LA Times  

Maria Mejia, left, a community health outreach worker with Soledad Enrichment Action, provides information about COVID-19 vaccines to Cynthia Herrela and her mother, Rosa Gudino, seated, at a restaurant in Boyle Heights. Data analyzed by Los Angeles County public health officials showed disturbing inequities in the disproportionate toll COVID-19 was causing for Black and Latino residents, as well as people …

Covid still threatens millions of Americans. Why are we so eager to move on?
2 years, 10 months ago

Covid still threatens millions of Americans. Why are we so eager to move on?

Salon  

Iesha White is so fed up with the U.S. response to covid-19 that she's seriously considering moving to Europe. "The pandemic isn't over," said Matthew Cortland, a senior fellow working on disability and health care for Data for Progress, who is chronically ill and immunocompromised. … Now is the time, as this omicron wave begins to recede, to pursue policies …

Scientists are mystified, and wary, as Africa avoids COVID-19 disaster
3 years, 1 month ago

Scientists are mystified, and wary, as Africa avoids COVID-19 disaster

LA Times  

At a busy market in a poor township outside Harare, Nyasha Ndou kept his mask in his pocket as hundreds of other people, mostly unmasked, jostled to buy and sell fruits and vegetables displayed on wooden tables and plastic sheets. “The police demand bribes, so I lose money if I don’t move around with a mask.” Days earlier, Zimbabwe recorded …

US COVID spike: ‘More pain and suffering’ ahead, says Fauci
3 years, 5 months ago

US COVID spike: ‘More pain and suffering’ ahead, says Fauci

Al Jazeera  

The rise in US coronavirus cases amid the spread of the Delta variant prompts renewed call for more Americans to get vaccinated. In an interview with ABC’s This Week programme on Sunday, Dr Anthony Fauci said “an outbreak of the unvaccinated” has spurred a dramatic increase in the seven-day average of new COVID-19 infections in the US. “We’re looking not …

Editorial: We need a COVID postmortem so we do better with the next plague
3 years, 5 months ago

Editorial: We need a COVID postmortem so we do better with the next plague

LA Times  

The most troubling revelation in “The Premonition,” the recent book by California author Michael Lewis, was that during the first crucial first months of the COVID-19 pandemic no one was really in charge of our nation’s response. Moderate congressional Democrats known as the Blue Dog Coalition sent a letter to leaders in the House and Senate earlier this month urging …

US life expectancy falls by more than a year due to Covid-19 pandemic, CDC study says
3 years, 5 months ago

US life expectancy falls by more than a year due to Covid-19 pandemic, CDC study says

CNN  

CNN — Life expectancy in the United States fell by a year and a half in 2020 primarily due to increases in death due to the Covid-19 pandemic, according to early data released by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. life expectancy at birth for 2020, based on nearly final data, was 77.3 years, the lowest it has …

Top US health official warns of rising COVID infections
3 years, 5 months ago

Top US health official warns of rising COVID infections

Al Jazeera  

US Surgeon General Dr Vivek Murthy says cases are increasing among unvaccinated people, in particular. His comments come as new US COVID-19 cases surged 70 percent this week compared with the prior seven days to an average of 30,000 new infections a day, fuelled by the Delta variant. The head of the Pan American Health Organization last week urged countries …

‘Cause for alarm’: COVID-19 hospitalizations worsen for Black L.A. County residents
3 years, 6 months ago

‘Cause for alarm’: COVID-19 hospitalizations worsen for Black L.A. County residents

LA Times  

Coronavirus case and hospitalization rates are worsening for Los Angeles County’s Black residents, a troubling sign less than a month after California fully reopened its economy. “These disproportionately increasing rates of cases and hospitalizations among Black residents are cause for alarm,” said L.A. County Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer, “and they require strategic actions to prevent increased transmission and illness.” …

As US COVID-19 death toll nears 600,000, racial gaps persist
3 years, 6 months ago

As US COVID-19 death toll nears 600,000, racial gaps persist

Associated Press  

Jerry Ramos spent his final days in a California hospital, hooked to an oxygen machine with blood clots in his lungs from COVID-19, his 3-year-old daughter in his thoughts. President Joe Biden acknowledged the milestone Monday during his visit to Europe, saying that while new cases and deaths are dropping dramatically in the U.S., “there’s still too many lives being …

As US COVID-19 death toll nears 600,000, racial gaps persist
3 years, 6 months ago

As US COVID-19 death toll nears 600,000, racial gaps persist

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Now, even as the outbreak …

Stark racial disparities persist in vaccinations, state-level CDC data shows
3 years, 7 months ago

Stark racial disparities persist in vaccinations, state-level CDC data shows

Salon  

Black Americans' covid-19 vaccination rates are still lagging months into the nation's campaign, while Hispanics are closing the gap and Native Americans show the highest rates overall, according to federal data obtained by KHN. Dr. Georges Benjamin, executive director of the American Public Health Association, wasn't surprised that Black Americans' vaccination rates were still lagging, citing a complex combination of …

Ethnic minority Amsterdammers harder hit by coronavirus, according to report
3 years, 7 months ago

Ethnic minority Amsterdammers harder hit by coronavirus, according to report

Dutch News  

Evidence has emerged that the coronavirus is disproportionately fatal to Dutch people from certain ethnic minorities, amid calls for more information from government in different languages. Research published on Thursday by Amsterdam city council broke down death rates, comparing people of Dutch origin and those with other ethnic origins, including ‘those from countries with lower incomes’. The research points out …

‘Almost 180-degree turnaround’: More Black Americans open to jabs
3 years, 9 months ago

‘Almost 180-degree turnaround’: More Black Americans open to jabs

Al Jazeera  

Community leader credits drop in coronavirus vaccine hesitancy among Black people in US to effective outreach. According to the late March poll by the Associated Press news agency and NORC Center for Public Affairs Research, about 24 percent of Black people said they would probably or definitely not get vaccinated. Dr Georges Benjamin, executive director of the American Public Health …

COVID-19 deaths falling but Americans ‘must remain vigilant’
3 years, 9 months ago

COVID-19 deaths falling but Americans ‘must remain vigilant’

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — U.S. deaths from COVID-19 are falling again as the nation continues to recover from the devastating winter surge, a trend that experts are cautiously hopeful will accelerate as more vulnerable people are vaccinated. “I am encouraged by these data but we must remain vigilant,” Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said …

A year of coronavirus: Trump is gone. It's time to let go of the partisan responses to the pandemic
3 years, 10 months ago

A year of coronavirus: Trump is gone. It's time to let go of the partisan responses to the pandemic

Salon  

After delaying long enough to cause serious anxiety among prominent public health experts, on Monday the Centers for Disease Control finally released their recommendations for people who have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Many prominent public health experts celebrated the loosening of restrictions on vaccinated people because, as Harvard-based epidemiologist Julia Marcus explained on Twitter, "Vaccines provide a true reduction …

It’s ‘premature’ and ‘unrealistic’ to think COVID-19 will end soon, WHO warns
3 years, 10 months ago

It’s ‘premature’ and ‘unrealistic’ to think COVID-19 will end soon, WHO warns

LA Times  

A senior World Health Organization official said Monday it was “premature” and “unrealistic” to think the COVID-19 pandemic will be over by the end of the year, but that the recent arrival of effective vaccines could at least help dramatically reduce hospitalizations and death. WHO’s director-general, meanwhile, said it was “regrettable” that younger and healthier adults in some rich countries …

We Still Don’t Know How Well Covid Vaccines Stop Transmission
55 years ago

We Still Don’t Know How Well Covid Vaccines Stop Transmission

Wired  

This week, the US passed a grim milestone in the ongoing coronavirus crisis: 500,000 deaths, more than the number of Americans killed in World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War combined. The first, a leaked manuscript first reported by Israeli news site Ynet before being covered by MIT Technology Review, Bloomberg, The Financial Times, and Vox, found …

Opinion: Black Americans are bearing the brunt of the pandemic. Here’s how to make the vaccine rollout more equitable
3 years, 10 months ago

Opinion: Black Americans are bearing the brunt of the pandemic. Here’s how to make the vaccine rollout more equitable

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Bhaskar Chakravorti is the dean of Global Business at Tufts University’s Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy. But even in Biden’s home state of Delaware, where Black Americans make up 24% of Covid-19 cases, as of Friday, they accounted for only 9% of vaccinations. For a particularly stark example of how this digital divide affects the vaccine rollout, …

AP Analysis: Racial disparity seen in US vaccination drive
3 years, 11 months ago

AP Analysis: Racial disparity seen in US vaccination drive

Associated Press  

A racial gap has opened up in the nation’s COVID-19 vaccination drive, with Black Americans in many places lagging behind whites in receiving shots, an Associated Press analysis shows. “It’s frustrating and challenging,” said Dr. Michelle Fiscus, who runs Tennessee’s vaccination program, which is doubling the doses sent to some hard-hit rural counties but is meeting with deep-rooted mistrust among …

Black Americans are getting vaccinated at lower rates than white Americans
3 years, 11 months ago

Black Americans are getting vaccinated at lower rates than white Americans

Salon  

Black Americans are receiving covid vaccinations at dramatically lower rates than white Americans in the first weeks of the chaotic rollout, according to a new KHN analysis. "My concern now is if we don't vaccinate the population that's highest-risk, we're going to see even more disproportional deaths in Black and brown communities," said Dr. Fola May, a UCLA physician and …

Black Americans Are Getting Vaccinated At Lower Rates Than White Americans, Study Finds
3 years, 11 months ago

Black Americans Are Getting Vaccinated At Lower Rates Than White Americans, Study Finds

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING As the nation anxiously awaits for COVID-19 vaccines to be made available to more of the population, experts and activists are becoming increasingly concerned that the vaccines won’t reach marginalized communities. But a new study, released last week by the Kaiser Family Foundation, found that Black Americans are getting vaccinated against COVID-19 at lower rates than white …

December 15, 2020 coronavirus news
4 years ago

December 15, 2020 coronavirus news

CNN  

As the first Covid-19 vaccinations are being administered across the country this week, Black Americans remain among the groups that have the least confidence in the vaccine, according to a study from the Kaiser Family Foundation. The findings come as the nation’s top health leaders urge Black people to trust the vaccine, by hosting live events where Black health professionals …

Nearly one third of Black Americans remain hesitant to get Covid-19 vaccine, study finds
4 years ago

Nearly one third of Black Americans remain hesitant to get Covid-19 vaccine, study finds

CNN  

Editor’s Note: CNN’s Don Lemon and Dr. Sanjay Gupta explore vaccine hesitancy in the Black community on CNN TV’s “The Color of Covid: The Vaccines” Friday, December 18 at 10p ET. The findings come as the nation’s top health leaders urge Black people to trust the vaccine, by hosting live events where Black health professionals are among the first to …

Why the Americans who need the coronavirus vaccine most are so suspicious of it
4 years ago

Why the Americans who need the coronavirus vaccine most are so suspicious of it

ABC  

Fred Spry will tell you that his barber shop is more than just a barber shop. Key points: The US has seen nearly 300,000 deaths and more than 50 million job losses from COVID-19 Black Americans are dying from COVID-19 at double the rate of their white counterparts Studies show just a quarter of black Americans are committed to taking …

Only half of Americans want to get COVID-19 vaccine, poll finds
4 years, 1 month ago

Only half of Americans want to get COVID-19 vaccine, poll finds

LA Times  

Customers walk up to a Walgreens in Northbrook, Ill., where a sign advises that a COVID-19 vaccine is not yet available. “If Dr. Fauci says it’s good, I will do it,” said Mary Lang, 71, of Fremont, Calif. She added: “Hopefully if enough of us get the vaccine, we can make this virus go away.” Science & Medicine Four takeaways …

In alarming shift, Latinos getting coronavirus at more than double rate of whites in L.A. County
4 years, 1 month ago

In alarming shift, Latinos getting coronavirus at more than double rate of whites in L.A. County

LA Times  

In this Nov. 19, 2020, file photo, EMT Giselle Dorgalli, second from right, looks at a monitor while performing chest compression on a patient who tested positive for coronavirus in the emergency room at Providence Holy Cross Medical Center in the Mission Hills section of Los Angeles. By mid-November, the age-adjusted daily case rate among Latino residents was about 274 …

Black, Hispanic and Native American workers and their families face greater coronavirus exposure risks, report finds
4 years, 1 month ago

Black, Hispanic and Native American workers and their families face greater coronavirus exposure risks, report finds

CNN  

CNN — To keep the nation running during the coronavirus pandemic, a certain segment of the population has continued to go to work despite the health risks – both to perform essential functions and to staff businesses that allow the rest of society to retain a sense of normalcy. Black, Hispanic and Native American workers are more likely than their …

Covid-19: Death toll of UK Indians crosses 1,000
4 years, 1 month ago

Covid-19: Death toll of UK Indians crosses 1,000

Hindustan Times  

The death toll from Covid-19 of patients categorised as ‘Indian’ in official figures crossed the grim milestone of 1,000 on Friday, making the community the worst-hit among non-whites and complementing studies that showed non-whites have been disproportionately hit by the virus. Health professionals of Indian heritage who passed away include Jitendra Kumar Rathod, Manjeet Singh Riyat, Krishan Arora, Rajesh Kalraiya, …

Ethnic minorities disproportionately hit by coronavirus: Lancet
4 years, 1 month ago

Ethnic minorities disproportionately hit by coronavirus: Lancet

Al Jazeera  

Black and Asians at increased risk of COVID-19 infection compared with white individuals, according to an analysis by The Lancet medical journal. Ethnic minority groups are disproportionately affected by the novel coronavirus, with Black and Asian at increased risk of infection compared with white individuals, according to an analysis published in The Lancet medical journal. “These findings are of critical …

Many Californians, particularly Black residents, would skip taking COVID-19 vaccine today, survey finds
4 years, 2 months ago

Many Californians, particularly Black residents, would skip taking COVID-19 vaccine today, survey finds

LA Times  

As scientists race to develop COVID-19 vaccines, a new poll shows fewer than one-third of Black residents in California plan to get immunized. “We’ve seen this even in terms of other types of immunizations.” The poll results released Wednesday by the Public Policy Institute of California show that a majority of those surveyed, 57%, said they would either definitely or …

America's Poor Were Sick Before the Pandemic. Covid Made It Worse
4 years, 2 months ago

America's Poor Were Sick Before the Pandemic. Covid Made It Worse

Wired  

A massive new accounting of the health of humans on Earth, collating and inferring stats on hundreds of diseases and injuries across 204 nations, has mostly good news. The ongoing work of thousands of international researchers, the Global Burden of Disease project is based at the University of Washington—it’s a big part of the work of the Institute for Health …

Black people at almost twice the risk of dying from Covid-19, study finds
4 years, 3 months ago

Black people at almost twice the risk of dying from Covid-19, study finds

The Independent  

Get Nadine White's Race Report newsletter for a fresh perspective on the week's news Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Black people are at almost twice the risk …

Getting COVID-19 Is Putting Americans On The Brink Of Economic Crisis
4 years, 3 months ago

Getting COVID-19 Is Putting Americans On The Brink Of Economic Crisis

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Contracting COVID-19 is putting already financially stressed Americans on the brink of economic disaster. Of the Americans who’ve contracted COVID-19, 63% are facing serious financial problems, according to a survey released Wednesday morning from NPR, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and Harvard University’s T.H. Instead they found widespread, serious financial distress ― particularly among Americans earning less …

As Pandemic Deaths Add Up, Racial Disparities Persist — And In Some Cases Worsen
4 years, 3 months ago

As Pandemic Deaths Add Up, Racial Disparities Persist — And In Some Cases Worsen

NPR  

As Pandemic Deaths Add Up, Racial Disparities Persist — And In Some Cases Worsen Enlarge this image toggle caption Matt Rourke/AP Matt Rourke/AP Data gathered early in the pandemic showed that communities of color are disproportionately affected by COVID-19 across the United States. Today, as the U.S. has surpassed 200,000 COVID-19 deaths, and reached nearly 7 million confirmed cases, racial …

Coronavirus update: Latest news from around the world
4 years, 3 months ago

Coronavirus update: Latest news from around the world

CNN  

This illustration, created at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, reveals ultrastructural morphology exhibited by coronaviruses. Between 42% and 51% of all school employees in the US met the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s criteria for having an increased risk of Covid-19 infection, researchers with the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality found. Factors for higher risk …

The US just topped 6 million coronavirus cases in about 7 months. What happens next is up to you, Birx says
4 years, 4 months ago

The US just topped 6 million coronavirus cases in about 7 months. What happens next is up to you, Birx says

CNN  

CNN — Just over seven months ago, no one in the US had a confirmed case of Covid-19. But there’s a bit of good news: “As a nation, we are clearly doing better now on the last day of August than we were on the first day of August,” said Dr. Ashish Jha, director of the Harvard Global Health Institute. …

'Racial Inequality May Be As Deadly As COVID-19,' Analysis Finds
4 years, 4 months ago

'Racial Inequality May Be As Deadly As COVID-19,' Analysis Finds

NPR  

'Racial Inequality May Be As Deadly As COVID-19,' Analysis Finds Enlarge this image Matt Rourke/AP Matt Rourke/AP Even during the COVID-19 pandemic, mortality rates and life expectancy are far better for white Americans than they are for Black people during normal, non-pandemic years, according to an analysis published this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. She …

Researchers show that COVID-19 racial disparities aren’t inevitable
4 years, 4 months ago

Researchers show that COVID-19 racial disparities aren’t inevitable

LA Times  

Two men self-administer coronavirus tests in Los Angeles to see whether they have COVID-19. Researchers analyzed more than 11,000 COVID-19 patients who were sick enough to seek treatment at a hospital and found that Black Americans in the study were no more likely to die of the disease than their white counterparts. Black patients were overrepresented among the 11,210 patients …

As US deaths mount, coronavirus takes outsized toll on minorities
4 years, 4 months ago

As US deaths mount, coronavirus takes outsized toll on minorities

Al Jazeera  

People of colour account for about 52 percent of all the ‘excess deaths’ in the United States so far this year. People of colour make up just under 40 percent of the US population but accounted for approximately 52 percent of all the “excess deaths” above normal through July, according to an analysis by The Associated Press and The Marshall …

Indigenous Americans hit harder by COVID-19: CDC report
4 years, 4 months ago

Indigenous Americans hit harder by COVID-19: CDC report

Al Jazeera  

Native Americans and Alaska Natives have been hit harder by COVID-19 than the US white population and have been more likely to become infected by the novel coronavirus at a younger age, a US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report showed on Wednesday. The incidence of laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 cases among people identified as Native Americans or Alaska Natives was …

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