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Why Do Blacks Die From COVID-19 At A Higher Rate? by BibAbobo: 7:16am On Sep 09, 2020
https://www.brookings.edu/blog/fixgov/2020/04/09/why-are-blacks-dying-at-higher-rates-from-covid-19/
In general, these structural conditions and microscopic results are equal to the root cause of the disaster, the consequence of which is the increase in exposure, diagnosis and coronavirus deaths of blacks. Now we must ask how this happened in the richest country on earth. How does this inequality have such a broad impact? Well, racial inequality was incorporated into the recipe for creating the United States of America. The inequality of neighbourhood resources and healthcare systems is a manifestation of this secret. Moreover, when a crisis like the COVID-19 pandemic occurs, inequality increases rather than decreases. Obviously, this is "the price we pay for inequality," as American University Sociology Professor and former Director of the Center for Health, Risk and Society Kim Blankensee said. It's time for America

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