Science confirms that when white people read about Covid racial disparities, they respond selfishly https://t.co/Wi2XGvp54e
โ Mother Jones (@MotherJones) April 20, 2022
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Removing mask mandates is antiBlack racist policy (systemic). And choosing to not wear masks is racist behavior (individual).
โ ๐ป๐ฎ Vocal Advocacy Class #DefundBPD ๐ป๐ฎ (@bmore_radical) April 9, 2022
Black ppl are more likely to work frontline jobs, w/o healthcare. Black folk are 1.4x more likely to die from COVID than whites.https://t.co/LMN2osUTzM
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People with long COVID often feel invalidated, ignored, and dismissed by the medical professionals they so desperately seek answers from.
โ Katie Camero (@camerokt_) April 29, 2022
We asked people to share their stories, and this is what we heard.
My latest for @BuzzFeedNews https://t.co/swFoLFzv7O
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You aren’t testing anymore. Lol https://t.co/oOhtKQsoaN
โ Dawn Summers (@FakeDawnSummers) April 29, 2022
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I don’t think ppl realize how close *anyone* can be to being high risk for COVID. Including themselves.
โ Dr. Amy Tan ่ญ็่ฑ ๐ฅ๐๐ฅฃRacism=Public Health Crisis (@AmyTanMD) April 23, 2022
Not only do ppl have overly positive bias to their health status, but there are things happening in your body you may not know about that COVID could worsen & bring to light.
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the media comprehensively covered the racial disparities in the COVID pandemic. @AdamSerwer and others noted then and this data suggests that such coverage made readers less concerned /less supportive of protective measures https://t.co/hCFPLMxlhU
โ Wesley (@WesleyLowery) March 30, 2022
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New study shows white Americans who learn about Covid’s racial disparities have:
โ Hannah Davis (@ahandvanish) March 30, 2022
1) reduced fear about Covid
2) reduced empathy for those vulnerable to Covid
3) reduced support for Covid protections
White supremacy directly increases Covid’s harms.https://t.co/fYqY2NUjCY