A sinister thread weaving through the battle with COVID-19 is that African-Americans arR not only contracting it, they are dying more from it.
VIRUS IS IMPACTING IN THESTATE...NEW TONIGHT... I SPOKE WITH AJACKSON DOCTOROF INTERNAL MEDICINE, WHO HELPSUS TAKE ADEEPER DIVE INTO HOW HEALTHDISPARITIESIMPACT OUR NEIGHBORS, IN THE AGEOFCORONAVIRUS... NEARLY 2 THOUSAND DEATHS RELATEDTO COVID 19 ACROSS AMERICA INTHE LAST 24HOURS...A SINISTER THREAD WEAVINGTHROUGH THEBATTLE WITH THE VIRUS, IS THATAFRICAN-AMERICANS ARE NOT ONLYCONTRACTING IT,THEY ARE DYING MORE FROM IT...THE SAME THING IS HAPPENING HEREINMISSISSIPPI..."LOOKING AT THE CASES 56 PERCENTARE IN AFRICAN AMERICANS AND72% OF DEATHS ARE IN AFRICANAMERICANS"DR. JUSTIN TURNER TELLS ME HE'SNOTSURPRISED BY THESE NUMBERS,BECAUSE OFTHE UNDERLYING CONDITIONS MANYAREDEALING WITH...THEY INCLUDE DIABETES,HYPERTENSION, OBESITY,ASTHMA, AND SMOKING...THOSE ARE CONDITONS BOTH BLACKSANDWHITES, AND OTHER ETHNIC GROUPSSUFFERFROM...NAACP PRESIDENT AND CEO DERRICKJOHNSON SAYS THE HEALTHDISPARITY IN THETREATMENT OF THOSE CONDITIONSWITH BLACKPEOPLE, REVOLVES AROUND A LACKOFACCESS TO CARE, AND PREVENTIVESCREENINGS...DERRICK JOHNSON: "WE'REBEGINNING TOSEE THE OUTCOME OF THESYSTEMATICPROBLEM WE HAVE WITH LIMITEDHEALTHCARE,NOT ONLY IN THE STATE OFMISSISSIPPI, BUTACROSS THE COUNTRY.'DR. TURNER SAYS HE AND OTHERPHYSICIANSARE URGING GOVERNOR TATE REEVESTOSERIOUSLY ADDRESS THESEDISPARITIES WITHACTION...ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE HAS BEENONE OF THE BIGGEST BARRIERSSINCE THE HIV/AIDS EPIDEMIC.
SOTHISIS NOT ENTIRELY NEW.
BUT, IT'S2020,AND IT'S TIME FOR US TO STOPTALKING ABOUT IT.
IT'S TIME FORUSTO BE ABOUT IT.
WE HAVE TO BEINTENTIONAL ABOUT MAKINGSURE THAT WE ARE LOOKING OUT FORTHE NEEDS OF ALL PEOPLE...IF WEREALLY CARE DR. TURNER SAYS IT IS IMPORTANTFORAFRICAN-AMERICANS TO LIMITPROCESSEDFOODS, CUT OUT DRINKING ANDSMOKING, EXERCISE, AND EATHEALTHY FOR ASTRONGER IMMUNE SYSTEM...YOURBESTWAY TO FIGHT AGAINSTCORONAVIRUS...HE ALSO SUGGESTS TAKING AMULTIVITAMINWITH AT LEAST 25 MILLIGRAMS OFTHEMINERAL ZINC... AND GOVERNOR TATE REEVES MAKINGIT C
Dr. Deborah Birx says many African-Americans have essential jobs that put them at risk for COVID-19.
Stay at Home orders from the state and the City of Milwaukee remain in effect as public officials fight the spread of COVID-19.
