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SheltieLover

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Sat Aug 8, 2020, 12:09 AM Aug 2020

US reports show racial disparities in children with COVID-19

https://www.localmemphis.com/mobile/article/news/health/coronavirus/racial-disparities-covid-19-children-federal-reports/507-5c8d36b7-15a3-4407-848a-88e862932034

Hispanic children were hospitalized at a rate eight times higher than white kids. Black children were hospitalized at a rate five times higher.

Author: MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer
Published: 9:43 PM CDT August 7, 2020
Updated: 9:43 PM CDT August 7, 2020

NEW YORK — Racial disparities in the U.S. coronavirus epidemic extend to children, according to two sobering government reports released Friday.

One of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports looked at children with COVID-19 who needed hospitalization. Hispanic children were hospitalized at a rate eight times higher than white kids, and Black children were hospitalized at a rate five times higher, it found.

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US reports show racial disparities in children with COVID-19 (Original Post) SheltieLover Aug 2020 OP
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