Healthcare workers of color nearly twice as likely to contract Covid-19 – study

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Report on US and UK workers highlights structural racism in the face of the pandemic, says senior author and epidemiologist

Healthcare workers of color were more likely to care for patients with suspected or confirmed Covid-19, more likely to report inadequate or reused protective gear and nearly twice as likely as white colleagues to test positive for the coronavirus, according to a new study from Harvard Medical School.

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