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Covid-19 Deaths Soared Among U.S. Whites In 2021, Rogelio Saenz, Marc A. Garcia, Claire Pendergrast
Covid-19 Deaths Soared Among U.S. Whites In 2021, Rogelio Saenz, Marc A. Garcia, Claire Pendergrast
Population Health Research Brief Series
The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted and exacerbated health disparities in the United States. While people of color have borne the brunt of lives lost throughout the pandemic, the growth in White deaths from COVID-19 outpaced deaths among other racial/ethnic groups in 2021. This research brief shows that approximately 514,000 Americans died of COVID-19 in 2021, a 70 percent increase from 2020. Deaths rose 90 percent among non-Latino Whites between 2020 and 2021, two to three times faster than the rise among racial/ethnic minority groups.
Workers With Disabilities May Remain Unemployed Long After The Covid-19 Pandemic, Jennifer D. Brooks
Workers With Disabilities May Remain Unemployed Long After The Covid-19 Pandemic, Jennifer D. Brooks
Population Health Research Brief Series
While the re-opening of the U.S. economy promises a return to work for some, this may not be the case for many displaced workers with disabilities. This issue brief describes the intricacies of employability of workers with disabilities .
Unhealthier States Have Lower Covid-19 Testing Rates, Kent Jason G. Cheng
Unhealthier States Have Lower Covid-19 Testing Rates, Kent Jason G. Cheng
Population Health Research Brief Series
This data slice dissects the various rates of state testing for COVID-19 across the country, and explains implications of the low test rates in the unhealthier states.