Health Equity

Black and Hispanic Americans Suffer Most in Biggest US Decline in Life Expectancy Since WWII

Abstract: In addition to killing 600,000 in the United States and afflicting an estimated 3.4 million or more with persistent symptoms, the pandemic threatens the health of vulnerable people devastated by the loss of jobs, homes and opportunities for the future.

Publication: Kaiser Health News/TIME

Date Published: June 24, 2021

Author(s): Liz Szabo

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