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PostJuly 17, 2020

A new study conducted by J-WAFS PI Chris Knittel suggests that racial discrimination has led to disproportionate numbers of Covid cases in Black communities across the US

Mortician and funeral director Bryan Clayton inspects names on a row of cardboard caskets, one reading "COVID+," at Maryland Cremation Services in Millersville, Md.

J-WAFS PI Chris Knittel and other researchers widen their lens to look at population-level risk factors of Covid. They’re findings suggest that, in the U.S., race may be as important as age in gauging a person’s likelihood of dying from the disease. Read more here. 

by Abdul Latif Jameel Water and Food Systems Lab (J-WAFS)
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