Tag: minorities
Pfizer requests emergency use authorization from FDA for new omicron booster
ABC News medical contributor Dr. Alok Patel joins to discuss the latest on the booster and how monkeypox is disproportionately affecting minority communities. #pfizer #vaccine…
Life expectancy dropped in Chicago during pandemic, especially for people of color
Life expectancy in the Windy City dropped by nearly two years from 2019 to 2020. source
US House votes to decriminalize marijuana
The bill passed with some Republican support and now heads to the Senate. source
Hispanic, Black and Native American communities undercounted in 2020 census
The census is used to determine federal funding and political representation. source
2 women help minorities leave Ukraine
Over 2 million people have fled Ukraine, but there are reports of minorities having a harder time leaving as the war intensifies. #ABCNews #Ukraine #Russia…
By the Numbers: Minority gun ownership increases
Reports find a recent rise of gun purchases by Black, Asian and Hispanic-Americans, coming as hate crimes spike to a 10-year high. ABC News Live…
Surgeon general on why minorities are more likely to be exposed to COVID-19
Jerome Adams said they are more likely to live in multi-generational households and less likely to have jobs where social distancing is an option. BREAKING…
Pandemic hits minorities at disproportional and alarming rate
Twin doctors from Philadelphia, Dr. Delana Wardlaw and Dr. Elana McDonald, made it their mission to make free testing available to the communities most in…
Latinos hit hard by COVID-19
Many Latino communities have been disproportionately impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. source
