“Black Americans are roughly two times more likely than the rest of the poplulation to get COVID-19 and die from it. “
D ue to health disparities, Black Americans are roughly two times more likely than the rest of the population to get COVID-19 and die from it. In the last two months, the number of African Americans fearful that the pandemic’sworst is yet to come has risen dramatically. COVID-19infectionsaredisproportionately affecting Black communities once again. Since Dec. 26, the rate of infections has been twice as high among Black people as it has been among white people. At the beginning of December, caserates intheBlackcommunity were lower than in the white population, but with the Omicron variety, they rose significantly faster.
Disparities in hospitalizations are increasingly emerging as a result of higher infection rates. Hospitalization rates among Blacks were roughly double those of whites from January 1 to January 17. The pandemic has impacted students, businesses, employees, and homeowners alike, with 61 percent of African Americans concerned about lost revenue as a result of the current pandemic. As the deadly Delta, Lambda, and Omicron varieties wreak havoc over the world, it’s more crucial than ever to safeguard yourself and your community. COVID-19 and its variations can cause serious disease, hospitalization, and death. Testing, immunizations, boosters, and masks are the best tools we have to avoid severe sickness, hospitalization, and death. Equity must be ingrained in our pandemic response from the start, and we must continue to focus on delivering life-saving resources to historically neglected populations during this new outbreak. Now, more than ever, is the time to redouble our efforts to keep ourselves and our loved ones safe. The confirmed new Omicron variety is spreading swiftly, and in order to combat it, we must arm ourselves with information and continue to get vaccinated, wash our hands, wear masks, and maintain social distance. This is also precisely why it is of the utmost importance to ensure that there are increased testing facilities and options implemented in African American communities in order to assure that they are equally protected as well in the hopes that we can all come together to once and for all put an end to this Pandemic.
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