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Disproportionate Death Rate During COVID Shows Persistent Racial Inequities and the Need to Address Them | Michigan Medicine

A startling and disproportionate death rate among black Americans around the country from COVID-19 is revealing persistent inequities and the need for solutions to address them.


For more information about this story visit: https://labblog.uofmhealth.org/rounds/racial-disparities-time-of-covid-19

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