Racial Disparities and COVID-19
National Center for Disaster Prepardness
MAY 13, 2020
all of these percentages of positive cases are current as of 5/13/2020). Despite being deemed essential workers, many are not provided with personal protective equipment (PPE), hazard pay , or in many cases union protections. Compounding this, African Americans and Latinos on average have lower insurance coverage rates.
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