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There's no scientific basis to believe that people of color are "biologically or genetically predisposed to get COVID-19," said Surgeon General Jerome Adams — but that they are "socially predisposed to coronavirus exposure." https://trib.al/EmHumOh

U.S. Surgeon General: People Of Color 'Socially Predisposed' To Coronavirus Exposure

Surgeon General Jerome Adams made a personal appeal to communities of color, hit hard by coronavirus, to follow the White House Task Force recommendations.

https://trib.al/EmHumOh

Adams' remarks come as available data from the CDC and local governments show stark racial disparities in COVID-19 hospitalizations and deaths. https://trib.al/KfiqPPw

U.S. Surgeon General: People Of Color 'Socially Predisposed' To Coronavirus Exposure

Surgeon General Jerome Adams made a personal appeal to communities of color, hit hard by coronavirus, to follow the White House Task Force recommendations.

https://trib.al/KfiqPPw

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