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COVID-19 a 'wake-up call' about racial health disparities

In U.S. cases of COVID-19 where race was identified, nearly 30 percent of patients were black -- even though African Americans make up only about 13 percent of the general population. The share of cases among Latinos is also disproportionately large. What is behind these significant racial disparities, and how are they affecting communities suffering the pandemic’s toll? Yamiche Alcindor reports.

COVID-19 a 'wake-up call' about racial health disparities

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