Low-Income and Communities of Color at Higher Risk of Serious Illness if Infected with Coronavirus

Source: Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. Published: 5/7/2020. To provide greater insight into the characteristics of people at greater risk of illness if infected with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), this report builds on a prior analysis of higher risk adults in the U.S. to break down these numbers by race/ethnicity and household income in 2018. Among people ages 18-64, American Indian/Alaska Native and black adults are more likely than white adults to be at a higher risk of serious illness due to underlying health conditions and longstanding disparities in health care and other socio-economic factors. (Text)
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