Black health impact widens after Floyd death and COVID
The piece links racism, health inequities, and the pandemic's toll on Black communities. It cites AMA leaders and doctors noting higher chronic disease burden, reduced access, mistrust, and intensified stress from police violence and COVID-19. It highlights telehealth expansion and fears of a second wave of non COVID deaths.
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COVID-19
George Floyd
Patrice Harris
American Medical Association
Harris
AMA
Jesse Ehrenfeld
Floyd
America
James
Chicago
U.S
Williams
Donald Trump
Trump
Malika Fair
Health Equity
The
Association of American Medical Colleges
Fair
Heidi Knoll
Mountain Area Health Education Center
Asheville
Rosetta Watson
Watson
Facebook groups pivot to attacks on Black Lives Matter
A sprawling network of private Facebook groups previously focused on reopening states now targets Black Lives Matter and racial justice protests. The groups, led by conservative activists, number over a million members and shield posts from public view, spreading slurs and conspiracy theories while praising or simulating protests as staged.
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United States
Knoll
Williams
Floyd
Chicago
Black Lives Matter
California
California Patriots
Pro Law & Order
White Lives Matter
Facebook
George Floyd
Minneapolis
Associated Press
Joan Donovan
Harvard Kennedy School
Shorenstein Center
U.S
Donald Trump
Donovan
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Texas
Ohio
St. Louis
George Soros
Wisconsin
Minnesota
New York
Ben Dorr
Nina Jankowicz
Nonpartisan Wilson Center
Washington, D.C
Global COVID-19 cases hit new record across world
World Health Organization reports a record rise with 212,326 new cases in 24 hours led by the United States Brazil and India. CDC tallies 57,718 daily U.S. cases and 661 deaths as England reopens bars and salons amid rising infections.
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World Health Organization
United States
Brazil
India
WHO
Florida
New York
Texas
U.S
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
Health Ministry
Russia
Mexico
Johns Hopkins University
England
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