Affiliation:
1. Reed V. Tuckson is the managing director of Tuckson Health Connections, LLC, a member of the U.S. National Academy of Medicine, and the former Commissioner of Public Health for the District of Columbia, USA.
Abstract
An uncomfortable question has poked out from the chaos of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) crisis—why does health inequity still persist in the United States? American people of color have been disproportionately affected by the pandemic. This, sadly, is no surprise because socioeconomic conditions, health care access challenges, and distrust in health care systems have historically prevented people of color from having healthier lives. As infections and deaths from COVID-19 continue to increase, effective treatments and vaccines are anxiously expected to become available soon. Unfortunately, less attention is being paid to questions about their equitable distribution and uptake. This only contributes to the suspicion felt by minority groups in the United States—particularly people of color—of the medical community. This barrier must come down. Every level of the health enterprise should pledge to reclaim the trust of all populations that is demanded by its professional oaths and missions.
Publisher
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
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