The whitewashing of Arab Americans impacted by Covid-19 is a catastrophic public health issue, experts say
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Arab Americans are forced to tick "White" or "other" on the Census and medical paperwork, which means that public health data collected on the community is largely anecdotal.
"The hospital was packed and the ICU was at full capacity," the ICU pulmonologist told CNN. "And I saw a disproportionate number of Arab Americans in the ICU." This realization, and a lack of public health data on the Arab American community, motivated Al-Naser to conduct his own research based on the patients he was seeing at Grossmont Hospital and his own private practice.More Related News
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