September 22, 2022
Researchers find Latino community hit hard by COVID, yet continues to contribute to U.S. economic growth
Research co-authored by Dr. David Hayes-Bautista, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health professor of health policy and management, and Dr. Paul Hsu, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health assistant professor of epidemiology, found that by December 2020, the age adjusted death rate for Latinos from COVID-19 was 57% higher than the rate for non-Hispanic whites.
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UCLA Center for the Study of Latino Health and Culture