Many older Blacks, Hispanics are left with a less powerful flu vaccine
At Whitman-Walker Health, Dr. David Fessler and his staff administer high-dose influenza vaccine to all HIV-positive and elderly patients. Although…
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Societal preconditions contribute to high infection rate among blacks
ST. LOUIS – Poverty, violence and racism have long devastated the African-American community. Now there’s another force disproportionately affecting black…
Racial toll of virus even starker, data reveal
As a clearer picture emerges of COVID-19’s decidedly deadly toll on black Americans, leaders are demanding a reckoning of the…
Virus outreach to Black Missourians may be falling short
(AP) — The coronavirus is killing black Missourians at a disproportionate rate, especially in the two urban areas of the…