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Why is coronavirus killing so many black Americans? Because they are poor
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That COVID-19 is disproportionally killing African Americans is horrific and deplorable.
But it is only shocking to those who’ve historically turned a blind eye to the plight of communities of color in this country.
Data out of Illinois, Louisiana, Michigan, New Jersey and North Carolina show COVID-19 is killing black people at higher a rate compared with white people.
The rest of the country either doesn’t have coronavirus data by ethnicity or hasn’t released it. In any case, expect similar bleak results.
COVID-19 hits the poor hardest
This disease doesn’t discriminate. Nobody is immune from it. However, people of color are less likely to be insured, less likely to access medical care and thus at greater risk of suffering from diabetes, high-blood pressure and asthma.
But it is only shocking to those who’ve historically turned a blind eye to the plight of communities of color in this country.
Data out of Illinois, Louisiana, Michigan, New Jersey and North Carolina show COVID-19 is killing black people at higher a rate compared with white people.
The rest of the country either doesn’t have coronavirus data by ethnicity or hasn’t released it. In any case, expect similar bleak results.
COVID-19 hits the poor hardest
This disease doesn’t discriminate. Nobody is immune from it. However, people of color are less likely to be insured, less likely to access medical care and thus at greater risk of suffering from diabetes, high-blood pressure and asthma.