CDC Foundation, Morehouse to study why Covid-19 hits minorities harder

The Atlanta-based CDC Foundation and Satcher Health Leadership Institute at Morehouse School of Medicine are partnering to address the disproportionate impact of Covid-19 on minority groups. More than 118,000 deaths in the United States have been attributed to Covid-19, and there are 2.19 million confirmed cases, as of Friday morning, according to the Johns Hopkins University & Medicine Coronavirus Resource Center. Preliminary data has demonstrated that racial and ethnic minority groups are disproportionately…