Disproportional Impacts of COVID-19

It’s a Racial Justice Issue: Black Americans are Dying in Greater Numbers from COVID-19 [External link]

The coronavirus can infect anybody but African Americans are dying in disproportionate numbers, especially in certain big cities

Black People Are Dying From COVID-19 at Higher Rates Because Racism is a Preexisting Condition [External link]

The coronavirus pandemic is no “great equalizer,” says epidemiologist Camara Jones.

The Black Plague [External link]

The old African-American aphorism “When white America catches a cold, black America gets pneumonia” has a new, morbid twist: when white America catches the novel coronavirus, black Americans die.

Indian Country, Where Residents Suffer Disproportionately from Disease, is Bracing for Coronavirus [External link]

Conditions in Indian Country are ripe for a rapid spread of the coronavirus. Rates of infection among Navajos is a major concern.

How COVID-19 is Impacting Indigenous Peoples in the US [External link]

There is emerging evidence that many disadvantaged communities in the United States are being disproportionately impacted by COVID-19. Native American communities share some of the characteristics of other disadvantaged communities that might make them susceptible to greater impacts, but they also face unique challenges.

‘We’ll Get Through This’: Tribal Nations Prepare for COVID-19 [External link]

Native Americans Being Left Out of the US Coronavirus Data and Being Labelled as Other [External link]

A Guardian analysis found that about 80% of state health departments have released some racial demographic data, which has already revealed stark disparities in the impact of Covid-19 in black and Latinx communities. But of those states, almost half did not explicitly include Native Americans in their breakdowns and instead categorized them under the label “other”.

For Native Americans COVID-19 is ‘the Worst of Both Worlds at the Same Time’ [External link]

Virus takes disproportionate toll on tribes’ health and economy, Harvard experts say

The Coronavirus is Exacerbating Vulnerabilities native Communities Already Face [External link]

Lack of clean water and overcrowding leave Indian Country open to a “perfect storm” of health and economic crises during the pandemic.

Coronavirus: Why Some Racial Groups are more Vulnerable [External link]

Even with a virus that doesn’t respect borders, vulnerability is spread unevenly. And some of the largest disparities seen so far have involved race and ethnicity.