Health Equity

Coronavirus batters the Navajo Nation, and it’s about to get worse

Abstract: The fear of what's ahead is based on precedent. During the swine flu epidemic of 2009, Native Americans died at four to five times the rate of other Americans.

Publication: NBC

Date Published: April 20, 2020

Author(s): Kenzi Abou-Sabe, Cynthia McFadden, Christine Romo and Jaime Longoria

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