Health Equity

Asian Americans in San Francisco are dying at alarming rates from COVID-19: Racism is to blame

Abstract: COVID-19 is killing Asian Americans in the Bay Area. In this six-part series, USA TODAY investigates how systemic racism is driving high death rates.

Publication: USA Today

Date Published: October 28, 2020

Author(s): Marco della Cava

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