[ColdNoMore]

Originally Posted by kathy1516

So you’re saying that a higher % of people of color that are low income workers are more likely to get the virus because they are “essential.” What about the EMS, physicians, firefighters, nurses, police, etc.? They are as “essential” as the low income workers. Where do you obtain your facts for this? Sounds ridiculous.
BTW what is a “lower echelon healthcare worker?”
Sounds awful biased thinking.

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There is a saying—“When America catches a cold, Black people get the flu.” Well, in 2020, when America catches coronavirus, Black people die. Blacks in about every state with racial data available have higher contraction rates and higher death rates of COVID-19.

Regarding work, Blacks are more likely to be part of the new COVID-19 “essential” workforce. Blacks represent nearly 30% of bus drivers and nearly 20% of all food service workers, janitors, cashiers, and stockers.

During a highly-contagious pandemic like COVID-19, Black workers, and consequently their families, are over-exposed.

Predominately Black neighborhoods are more likely to be exposed to pollutants and toxins.

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