A long and well-documented history of systematic discrimination against Black people regularly leads to worse underlying health conditions for African-Americans that make it more likely they become severely ill during this pandemic and die from the disease.
The cumulative effects of persistent and widespread environmental health hazards such as these contribute to massive racial differences in underlying health conditions, making it more likely that Black people get sick and die from the new virus.
And, health care providers let their own biases come into play as when they rely, for examples, on stereotypes of Black patients’ health tolerance and provide less care than for whites.
Health insurance algorithms then cover less health care to them, for instance, by making it less likely that Black patients are identified for additional care.
Black people suffer from more underlying conditions, less access to quality health care and greater financial risks when getting sick.
