Communities of color are dying at higher rates from the novel coronavirus than white Americans. Here's how structural inequities play a role.
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The coronavirus’ continued rampage through the southern and western United States is almost certain to leave an especially deadly trail among Latinos, who not only represent a significant percentage of the population in those regions but often face structural conditions that make them more vulnerable.
A new study published Thursday, the first nationwide analysis of COVID-19 cases and deaths among Latinos, concludes that crowded housing arrangements and high-risk jobs in industries like meatpacking, poultry and hospitality are among the major reasons Latinos have been disproportionately impacted by the pandemic.
“We had some structural challenges that were there before the pandemic,'' said Carlos Rodriguez-Diaz, the study's lead author, "and the pandemic is highlighting those problems.’’
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You mean going out rioting and protesting results in more cases and deaths?
Protesting is the right for God’s golden children. You wouldn’t know that since you have satan’s heart.
@The Truth The BLM protests and riots are not sincere. They don’t really care about racism and the black community. They just want to promote chaos. Search about the real intentions of these groups. Money and corruption are behind their SJW apparence. Open your eyes.
@Daniel ATT Black lives matter is not about SJWs. Black lives the political organization though might have ulterior motives. One thing is for sure, we as a people and a planet are tired of racist inbred cops killings black people. Also we are tired of systemic racism. The world 🌎 as a whole is not sitting girls and watching racist confederate losers dictate their satanic agenda any further. It stops now. We shall fight against it with Christ till this planet is renewed.
@The Truth Extremely hypocritical and a very invalid statement. BLM’s movement has completely been skewed and molded into a different meaning and the majority of those who started it, dont even support the movement anymore because of what its causing, the movement has been hijacked.
@The Truth Oh and sidenote, please get help because you sound crazy
Stop lying 😂 when did Covid19 choose a specific group? Bye Felicia 👋👋 AMERICA wake up.
I don’t know about that…. BML riots and the virus leaves them alone.
Patriot Prayer protests the closures and thy all spread the virus.
According to the “news” O_o
Sounds to me like this virus maybe political and racist as well 😉
Serious bs
Just another way for them to round us up this was the plan from the start believe it or not
It is not a specific group, but the conditions in which people live and that makes them more vulnerable. That’s how I understood it. 🤷🇨🇱
You do realize its talking about death rates right?
Wear a mask, bro. No sympathy here.
So now Covid is racists. FTW
Yes, look up the definition of racist you see whites, covid, trump according to the Marxist Democrat loonies.
Fact:
ANTIFA, BLM, Obama and Biden NOT for the people
https://youtu.be/l1IoqsFuNec
It’s likely much of this disparity is due to the huge disparity in Vitamin D levels due to darker skin needing more sunlight to generate sufficient Vitamin D, it’s why fairer skin evolved in the first place. With the forced lockdown, this lack of sunlight exposure only got worse, further weakening immune systems, especially darker skinned folks.
Note how the MSM jumps straight to “racism” instead of actually being honest and objective about this issue and provide real solutions. This reeks of CCP style propaganda to divide and conquer to weaken the world for CCP takeover.
@daft wod I am also for nuclear families father mother and children, then add uncles aunts and grandparents to the extend family. We agree on family. Protesting yes, rioting is a no. Though with grand protests rioting also occurs. It’s an offshoot evil even for good causes.
@The Truth BLM is a bad cause.
George was awful and his end matched his life.
F him.
@The Truth that doesn’t change the fact that your so god skin blocks out to much sun and makes you weaker.
@daft wod His death has awoken the world. It is the beginning of the end for racist cowards world wide. It was written. Evil only lasts but a season. Even Stalin had to eventually go.
@Dylan Carr God’s children are never weak, no matter how you try to spin it. That extra protection against radiation is amazing.
LMAO
Its 1000% about behaviour.
Not vitamin D, not institutional blah blah blah, not melanin (lol)
Yep but they the chosen sun people to bad they don’t get enough sun in our climate lol 😂😂😂😂😂😂
Is the media ever going to stop pushing the race card
A racist Virus? Then we should ban in it ASAP, put a law on the books, banning covid 19!
Pass me that covid laced blunt bro…
gee, i wonder which group is more likely to IGNORE instructions like “practice social distancing”, “wash hands often”, and “wear a mask”..
Wow, now they are declaring that Corona virus is a racist sickness, when will the madness end?
Why not ask “Why are the cases disproportionately affecting people of color?” You have access to data so why not just come up with your own conclusion?
@LeviathonCannon viruses don’t see color, did you ever consider that maybe people like Dr. Fauci and Bill Gates are targeting people of certain ethnicities? These two know just a little too much about this virus and when it would hit.
dear MSM, maybe there isn’t always a race angle to every issue. Sincerely, everyone.
* facepalming in PHAROAH, God king of the universe, above all other things *
* Plantlife liked that *
It obvious that us whites are engineering this at a high level!
It’s scary to believe I am set to die..
It’s unpatriotic and Un-American to mandate vaccinations
Meanwhile, all MSN news outlets say no evidence the ‘Mostly Peaceful Protests’ caused a rise of infections. Yet, there’s a HUGE spike from reopening our economy even though those people are following CDC guidelines. 🤔
May the merciful God grant a miracle to end this pandemic!
if anyone believes this just know that I am laughing my head off at you.