Read on Twitter
Minorities are at a far higher risk of adverse outcomes from a SARS-CoV-2 infection than whites
When whites are aware of this discrepancy they are far less likely to support COVID mitigations and far less likely to be concerned about COVID in general
sciencedirect.com/science/articl…
When whites are aware of this discrepancy they are far less likely to support COVID mitigations and far less likely to be concerned about COVID in general
sciencedirect.com/science/articl…
Raising the awareness of racial disparities in COVID outcomes therefore runs the risk of counter-intuitively reducing protections against infection & disease in minority populations
When whites learn they are at less risk than minorities, whites don't act
They just stop caring
When whites learn they are at less risk than minorities, whites don't act
They just stop caring
Death rates from COVID are more than 2.5x higher in minorities than whites in the under 1 year old, 5-9year old, and 20-44 year old demographics
When organizations like #UrgencyOfNormal push to remove SARS2 transmission mitigations by insisting on in-person schooling and
When organizations like #UrgencyOfNormal push to remove SARS2 transmission mitigations by insisting on in-person schooling and
removing other proven transmission-reduction efforts (improved ventilation, proper masking, support for distancing, etc.) they are explicitly sending a message that the public policy agenda should favor the risks and needs of whites over others
That's White Supremacy
That's White Supremacy
Retweet if you think that in a healthy democracy those holding the reins of political power should tailor public health responses in a pandemic to the needs of those most at risk, not those least at risk (themselves)
@Theresa_Chapple @mehdirhasan @DNC
@Theresa_Chapple @mehdirhasan @DNC
• • •
Missing some Tweet in this thread? You can try to
force a refresh
