The Coronavirus Doesn't Discriminate, But U.S. Health Care Showing Familiar Biases

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Physicians in public health and on the front lines of the coronavirus crisis say they fear the response to the pandemic will lead to health care disparities, especially for minorities and low-income communities.

While more affluent parts of Nashville have had testing sites for weeks, this drive-through testing site at Meharry Medical College, in a historically African American neighborhood, experienced weeks of delays because staff couldn't acquire the needed testing supplies and gear like masks and gloves. It finally opened April 30.

On the campus of Meharry Medical College — a historically black institution in Nashville — drive-through testing tents sat empty for weeks, because the school couldn't acquire the necessary testing equipment and protective gear like gloves and masks. Hildreth says he's observed no overt bias on the part of health care workers, and doesn't suspect any.

"I pray I'm wrong," Fisher says."I think we're about to witness an inequitable distribution of the medical resources too."

 

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Laurie_Garrett

Or red states vs blue states, as we’re seeing with tRUmp’s baby-man pettiness.

Low/no insurance Diabetes, heart disease, hypertension, Living in close quarters (poverty) Public contact jobs (ie, cashier etc) But lets make it a race thing. Again

Appears to be part of the long range plan unfortunately. CullByCorona

I hope they scream it out loud and clear. We are seeing who the priorities are.

This is pretty certain to happen.

'lead to'!

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