In Chicago, 70 Percent of COVID-19 Deaths Are Black
Chicago Public Radio (WBEZ) investigated the disproportionate fatality rate of Black residents of Chicago during the COVID-19 outbreak. Their story featured SPH's Dr. Linda Rae Murray, adjunct professor of health policy and administration, and Antonio Davis Jimenez, director of the Community Outreach Interventions Projects.
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It’s disturbing and upsetting, but not surprising. This is just a reflection of the facts that we already know about these pandemics. People who are vulnerable will die quicker and won’t have as many resources.
| Adjunct Assistant Professor of Health Policy and Administration
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People that we serve in the neighborhoods that we target, they can have multiple people living in a household. And so it’s really difficult to stay inside and do this thing. In fact, there’s an incentive to want to go outside.
| Director, Community Outreach Intervention Projects