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Racism in the Pandemic

4/16/2020

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In this episode we give our take on the rapidly growing information about racial disparities in the face of the current pandemic.
 Some resources:
  1. Early Data Shows African Americans Have Contracted and Died of Coronavirus at an Alarming Rate. https://www.propublica.org/article/early-data-shows-african-americans-have-contracted-and-died-of-coronavirus-at-an-alarming-rate
  2. COVID-19 is hitting black and poor communities the hardest, underscoring fault lines in access and care for those on margins https://theconversation.com/covid-19-is-hitting-black-and-poor-communities-the-hardest-underscoring-fault-lines-in-access-and-care-for-those-on-margins-135615
  3. Covid-19 Is Becoming the Disease That Divides Us: By Race, Class and Age https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-03-21/covid-19-divides-u-s-society-by-race-class-and-age
  4. Trump Says China Could’ve ‘Stopped’ Virus Now Roiling U.S. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-03-19/trump-says-coronavirus-could-have-been-stopped-in-china
  5. In Scramble for Coronavirus Supplies, Rich Countries Push Poor Aside https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/09/world/coronavirus-equipment-rich-poor.html
  6. As Coronavirus Cases Rise, Navajo Nation Tries To Get Ahead Of Pandemic https://www.npr.org/2020/04/04/826780041/as-coronavirus-cases-rise-navajo-nation-tries-to-get-ahead-of-pandemic
  7. How Is The Coronavirus Affecting Black Americans? https://www.npr.org/2020/04/08/829575332/how-is-the-coronavirus-affecting-black-americans
  8. Misinformation, Distrust May Contribute To Black Americans' COVID-19 Deaths https://www.npr.org/2020/04/10/831480462/misinformation-distrust-may-contribute-to-black-americans-covid-19-deaths
  9. U.S. Surgeon General: People Of Color 'Socially Predisposed' To Coronavirus Exposure https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2020/04/10/832026070/u-s-surgeon-general-people-of-color-socially-predisposed-to-coronavirus-exposure
  10. Coronavirus: Death Toll Racial Disparities https://the1a.org/segments/coronavirus-death-toll-racial-disparities/
  11. Racism in the time of COVID-19 https://iaphs.org/racism-in-the-time-of-covid-19/
  12. Fang, L., Karakiulakis, G., & Roth, M. (2020). Are patients with hypertension and diabetes mellitus at increased risk for COVID-19 infection? The Lancet. Respiratory Medicine, 8, e21.
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1 Comment
Michaela Howells
10/9/2020 03:26:51 pm

I just wanted to thank you all for putting together such an excellent examination of disparities in health and the role of racism in COVID-19 rates. I assigned this episode in my Medical Anthropology course and it was a perfect fit. The work you do is important and appreciated.

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