They also note that Latinx people in the U.S. are less likely than those of other racial or ethnic groups to have health insurance.“It is clear that the systematic exclusion of this population from healthcare services has contributed to the disparities we see today,” says study author Dr.
Kathleen R. Page, an associate professor of medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, in Baltimore, MD.Stay informed with live updates on the current COVID-19 outbreak and visit our coronavirus hub for more advice on prevention and treatment.Dr.
Page treated many of the patients included in the study. “This pandemic has taught us that we are all interconnected,” she says.