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  • Why are Black and Latin people in the US more affected by Covid-19?
    https://www.coronatimes.net/why-black-latin-us-more-affected-covid-19

    The public conversation on racial inequalities thus far has centred primarily on Black Americans. In contrast, the impact of Covid-19 on Latin people has received less attention. An important question then is if the emerging picture for Black American communities applies to Latin communities – who also face high levels of structural racism and everyday discrimination. A recent analysis by historian José Moya suggests that “Latinos have both the highest infection rates and the lowest mortality rates”. Moya’s numbers are compiled from data updated to 15 May from the Covid Racial Data Tracker. It is too early to provide a substantial analysis of why the mortality rates are lower so far – given the high proportion of undocumented immigrants in this population and the often incomplete death statistics that experience constant lags. If consolidated statistics in the future were to confirm this trend, it could have to do with what is known in the epidemiological literature as the “Hispanic Health Paradox”, which refers to the fact that, despite the discrimination and disadvantage they face, Latinos tend to have better health outcomes and behaviours than their white counterparts.
    It should also be noted that there are also significant differences in terms of demographics of Latino communities across the US, such as whether they are immigrants, and if so, which country they come from. This means that the Covid-19 outcomes, as the data compiled by Moya also shows, can be highly uneven. For instance, the same dataset from New York City we mentioned before shows that Latinos have a higher death rate than Black Americans: 237 deaths per 100,000 people are among Latin communities, while the Black American rate is 222 per 100,000 people.
    While an analysis of mortality rates will need more data and time, it is worth focusing on the convergent trend that sees both Black Americans and Latinos experiencing higher infection rates than the rest of the population. One prominent explanation that might account for the increased exposure to coronavirus of both groups is the higher presence of members of these communities in essential jobs.

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