国际英语资讯:Spotlight: Experts explain why African Americans hit hard by COVID-19
<p><span word="WASHINGTON">WASHINGTON</span>, <span word="April">April</span> 9-- <span word="While">While</span> <span word="existing">existing</span> <span word="evidence">evidence</span> <span word="shows">shows</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="rates">rates</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19 <span word="infection">infection</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="morality">morality</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="leading">leading</span> <span word="epidemiologist">epidemiologist</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="underlying">underlying</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="conditions">conditions</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="chances">chances</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="exposure">exposure</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="virus">virus</span> <span word="environment">environment</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="contribute">contribute</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="problem">problem</span>.</p><p><span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Donald">Donald</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="administration">administration</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="actively">actively</span> <span word="engaging">engaging</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="disease">disease</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="increased">increased</span> <span word="impacts">impacts</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="community">community</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="everything">everything</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="address">address</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="challenge">challenge</span>.</p><p>"<span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="disproportional">disproportional</span>," <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="adding">adding</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="concerned">concerned</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="terrible">terrible</span> <span word="numbers">numbers</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="infected">infected</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span>.</p><p><span word="Zhang">Zhang</span> <span word="Zuofeng">Zuofeng</span>, <span word="professor">professor</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="epidemiology">epidemiology</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="associate">associate</span> <span word="dean">dean</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="research">research</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="School">School</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Public">Public</span> <span word="Health">Health</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="California">California</span>, <span word="Los">Los</span> <span word="Angeles">Angeles</span>, <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="rates">rates</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="chronic">chronic</span> <span word="diseases">diseases</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="cardiovascular">cardiovascular</span> <span word="diseases">diseases</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="obesity">obesity</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="main">main</span> <span word="reason">reason</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="rates">rates</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19 <span word="infection">infection</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="mortality">mortality</span>.</p><p><span word="Moreover">Moreover</span>, <span word="compared">compared</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="ethnic">ethnic</span> <span word="groups">groups</span>, <span word="more">more</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="positions">positions</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="chances">chances</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="exposure">exposure</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="COVID">COVID</span>-19, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cleaners">cleaners</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="care">care</span> <span word="facilities">facilities</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="bus">bus</span> <span word="drivers">drivers</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="easily">easily</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="infected">infected</span>, <span word="Zhang">Zhang</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Dr">Dr</span>. <span word="Anthony">Anthony</span> <span word="Fauci">Fauci</span>, <span word="director">director</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Institute">Institute</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Allergy">Allergy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Infectious">Infectious</span> <span word="Diseases">Diseases</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="rates">rates</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="pre">pre</span>-<span word="existing">existing</span> <span word="conditions">conditions</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="diabetes">diabetes</span>, <span word="hypertension">hypertension</span>, <span word="obesity">obesity</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="asthma">asthma</span>, <span word="within">within</span> <span word="black">black</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="minority">minority</span> <span word="communities">communities</span>, <span word="may">may</span> <span word="contribute">contribute</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="phenomenon">phenomenon</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="transportation">transportation</span>.</p>
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