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What COVID-19 wrought on Black men

What COVID-19 wrought on Black men

FromThe Times: Essential news from the L.A. Times


What COVID-19 wrought on Black men

FromThe Times: Essential news from the L.A. Times

ratings:
Length:
27 minutes
Released:
Apr 8, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Black people are two and a half times more likely to be hospitalized, and 1.7 times more likely to die from COVID-19 than whites.That stat from the CDC is shocking. But it’s not exactly surprising. Not to people like L.A. Times reporter Marissa Evans.Her father, Gary Evans, is now one of nearly 97,000 Black people in America who’ve died from COVID-19 complications.And while Marissa is willing to accept her father’s death, on today’s episode, she says she refuses to accept that losing all these Black men is normal ... or OK.Host: Gustavo ArellanoGuests: L.A. Times healthcare reporter Marissa EvansMore reading:The way we lose Black men never makes sense. Losing my father to COVID is another exampleBlack L.A. residents have highest COVID hospitalization rate: ‘A deplorable reality’Op-Ed: A COVID diary: My Black family’s struggle with vaccine hesitancy
Released:
Apr 8, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

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