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Racial split on COVID-19 endures as restrictions ease in U.S.
By ANNIE MA and HANNAH
FINGERHUT
Associated Press
Black and Hispanic Ameri-
cans remain far more cau-
tious in their approach to
COVID-19 than white Amer-
icans, recent polls show,
reflecting diverging prefer-
ences on how to deal with
the pandemic as federal,
state and local restrictions
fall by the wayside.
Despite majority favorabil-
ity among U.S. adults over-
all for measures like mask
mandates, public health
experts said divided opin-
ions among racial groups
reflect not only the unequal
impact of the pandemic
on people of color but also
apathy among some white
Americans.
Black Americans (63%) and
Hispanic Americans (68%)
continue to be more like-
ly than white Americans
(45%) to say they are at
least somewhat worried
about themselves or a fam- People wait in line for a COVID-19 test in Los Angeles, Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2022.
ily member being infected Associated Press
with COVID-19, according
to an April poll from The Black and Hispanic com- lic health program area di- risks of catching COVID-19, “We’ve seen these trends
Associated Press-NORC munities have experienced rector at NORC. Those ex- she said, which means peo- endure throughout the en-
Center for Public Affairs Re- higher rates of illness and periences have resulted in ple of color are more likely tire pandemic,” Burke-Gar-
search. death from COVID, said greater levels of stress, anxi- to feel measures like mask cia said.
Throughout the pandemic, Amelia Burke-Garcia, pub- ety and awareness of the mandates are needed. Continued on next page