Biden demands coronavirus racial data, says pandemic amplifying 'structural racism' in U.S.

[Right_in_Virginia]

Biden demands coronavirus racial data, says pandemic amplifying 'structural racism' in U.S.
Washington Times, Apr 9, 2020, Kat Stafford, Associated Press

DETROIT — Presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden is joining a growing call for the release of comprehensive racial data on the coronavirus pandemic, which he says has put a spotlight on inequity and the impact of “structural racism,” according to a not-yet-published Medium post obtained Thursday by The Associated Press.

Biden’s post said he is joining Democratic congressional members Ayanna Pressley, Kamala Harris, Cory Booker, Elizabeth Warren and others who have also called for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other agencies to release more data. Biden said he wants data released on income, too, to better help allocate resources to communities in need.

Biden acknowledged this is an “anxious, difficult time” for all Americans, but he noted the disparate impact on black Americans and Latinos, saying the virus can “hit anyone, anywhere,” but it doesn’t affect every “community equally.”


More:  https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/apr/9/joe-biden-demands-coronavirus-racial-data/

[Right_in_Virginia]

It's gonna be a LOOONG seven months.

 

[PeteS in CA]

One more BS attempt to monkey-wrench coronavirus response. The doctors and nurses have better things to do than cater to race-baiters' BS.

[truth_seeker]

There is nothing new, nothing covid-19 related to the medical facts thab blacks suffer worse health outcomes, because of diabetes, high blood pressure, obesity, dietary choices, smoking, drinking, drugs, shootin each other with dastardly firearms.

[TomSea]

Places like Baltimore, posted in another thread, have a higher demographic of African Americans I would think. One would really have to research it.

COVID-19 seems to kill fewer women too but again, one would need to look into the reasons it appears that way.