COVID-19 amplifying inequalities in US
Fewed by - Wafa Masood Khan
According to Sharrelle Barber of Drexel University, the pre-existing racial and health inequalities already present in the US are being exacerbated by COVID-19. Across the country, deaths due to COVID-19 are disproportionately high among African Americans. Black and Latino communities, immigrants, and Native Americans are bearing the disproportionate brunt of the disease. Part of the reason for this is structural factors that prevent these communities from practicing social distancing
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Fri Apr 17
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