Again it shows that racial inequalities & socioeconomic inequalities amplify the risk of death due to COVID19
🧵A thread on the findings
assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/upl…
People of Bangladeshi communities are twice at risk
Structural racism is a major underlying risk factor
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People of colour are over-represented in the most deprived areas of the UK
The Government has failed to act on this information with regards to their social protection policies.
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346 Care workers died in 21 March to 8 May 2020 more than in the same period in 2014 to 2018 and 74% had COVID-19 recorded as a cause of death.
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Impact of COVID19 is linked to these decisions.
Without urgent social protection policies to support incomes, secure housing and ending NHS charging for everyone. This tragic trend will continue.
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•Failure to end evictions
•Failure to drop NHS charging
•Failure to provide PPE + vital medical equipment
Are you a health care worker? Do you think the government should be doing better?
Take action now: medact.org/2020/actions/s…
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