Why Covid-19 is hitting black people harder and what can be done about it

COVD-19 has infected a disproportionate amount of black people all over the country. Originally, the Trump administration promised to get official national numbers out in “two to three days.” But that timeline has shifted since.

We know why the novel coronavirus is hitting the black community harder: decades of existing health disparities have caused black people to have more pre-existing conditions that make it worse.

So what can be done? One of the possible fixes could lie in the field of study that deals with "the social determinants of health."

[squidward]

I lost hope for society when they said the virus is racist

[alierrtrillo]

Nah fam can't play the race card on this one. Stay in home and eat rice and beans and you will be fine.

[JibronLames]

Black, white, yellow, blue, who cares. People are dying regardless

[financefaucet]

I live in a predominantly black neighborhood in Pennsylvania and I can tell you the majority of people here don't wear masks, kids are all over the place, and they have no regard for the virus.

[joeg]

I'm not even going to bother watching this BS. I came only for the comments.

[bytfs_]

Bruh the virus doesn’t just say “hey guys come here, this ones black”

[Sarthaknehavikas]

Basically, you should eat healthy and exercise. Race does not matter

[Axeminister]

I love how these two people who are obviously in nicer homes than me, wear nicer clothes than me, and Skyping on a 2000 dollar Mac can drone on about the inequalities in americw

[Tp]

The like to dislike ratio gives me hope that we haven't completely lost our minds as a country

[brianroiger]

Becasue that's the way mainstream media wants to tell the story.

[nateharris]

This isn’t about race. It’s about people not taking care of themselves.

[ThomasTheTankEngine]

Because us black people don't listen. I can't tell you how many times I see black people going out without protection. We're not taking this serious

[Ziotic]

Yall will just lie about anything for that extra click now wont you. I cant believe people still follow the news nowadays.

[kurtjohansson]

" World wide pandemic! Black people most affected! "

Wtf

[thomasmatlock]

Whose is the racist doing this? Oh wait! No one is to blame? Then who is the racist? You’re the only one who brought up race here

[schooper.]

As soon as she said “systemic racism” I stopped giving her any credibility lmao

[joshuaheck]

Why do most things that happen in life all of the sudden become a "black issue"?

[Jonessxy]

Do you ever get tired of playing the victim card and blaming everyone and anything besides yourself?

[ayrtonalferes]

Then yall tell me, why does Africa has less deaths!?!

[Rdfelic]

1:00 that's the moment her credibility went down the toilet. 🤦🏿‍♂️