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| Democratic bills call for racial breakdown of COVID-19 cases |
| 2020-04-15 |
| NEW YORK (AP) — Democratic lawmakers on Tuesday introduced legislation to compel federal health officials to post data daily that breaks down COVID-19 cases and deaths by race and ethnicity. The lawmakers say the demographic data is needed to address any disparities in the national response to the coronavirus outbreak, which is taking a disproportionate toll on African Americans and other nonwhite populations. "Because of government-sponsored discrimination and systemic racism, communities of color are on the frontlines of this pandemic," Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren, one of several sponsors of the legislation in the Senate, said in a statement. "To effectively slow the spread of the virus and ensure our response is robust and equitable, we need comprehensive national data on who is getting infected, who is getting treatment, and who is dying." The latest Associated Press analysis of available state and local data shows that more than 30% of those who have died from COVID-19 are African American, although blacks make up roughly 13% of the population in the areas covered in the analysis. The Democratic lawmakers sent a letter March 28 to Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar urging federal release of the demographic data. The data has not been released. If passed, the legislation introduced in the House and Senate on Tuesday would require HHS to collect data on race, ethnicity, sex, age and socioeconomic status, among other demographic information on those tested and treated for COVID-19. The information would be posted to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #7 more than 30% of those who have died from COVID-19 are African American, although blacks make up roughly 13% of the population in the areas covered in the analysis. Blacks make up around 1/3 or more of the population in the cities where Wuhan Flu is epidemic: NYC-NJ metro area. Chicago Detroit Los Angeles New Orleans Miami |
| Posted by: Bubba Claing1437 2020-04-15 10:49 |
| #6 The usual kabuki. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2020-04-15 08:51 |
| #5 Its always about political posturing and power. If a racial group is underrepresented, will they start executing them? |
| Posted by: Regular joe 2020-04-15 08:09 |
| #4 ^Well, if acknowledging genetic differences between human populations is the biggest, blackest sin in your faith system - you have to invoke structural racism to explain the differences in outcomes among these populations. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2020-04-15 06:05 |
| #3 The disgusting pandering by the Left knows no bounds. And "systemic racism"? Figures that would come out of Lizzy Warren's gob, a systemic liar. |
| Posted by: Clem 2020-04-15 05:42 |
| #2 I want to see if there are correlations between deaths & democratic local government. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2020-04-15 04:38 |
| #1 Yes, please provide a 'breakdown,' along with contributing factors to causation and geographic data as well. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2020-04-15 02:33 |