COVID-19 Risks and Impacts Among Health Care Workers by Race/Ethnicity
COVID-19 Risks and Impacts Among Health Care Workers by Race/Ethnicity
Samantha Artiga, Matthew Rae, Olivia Pham, Liz Hamel, and Cailey Muñana
Health care workers face potential COVID-19 exposure through their job. Data suggest that at least 200,000 health care workers have been infected with coronavirus as of November 2020, but this estimate likely vastly underestimates the number affected due to major gaps in data collection. Data further show that people of color account for the majority of COVID-19 cases and deaths known among health care workers, and that they are more likely to be in health care worker roles and settings that have particularly high risks of workplace exposure. (KFF - Kaiser Family Foundation, USA, 11.11.2020)
https://www.kff.org/racial-equity-and-health-policy/issue-brief/covid-19-risks-impacts-health-care-workers-race-ethnicity