The racial inequity of chronic disease is a blight any day in America. But because COVID-19 is deadlier for those with chronic illness - it turns tragedy into emergency. https://twitter.com/DrSamPage/status/1247971873075286021
I did some work with the Ferguson Commission. The health stats between zip codes - heavily segregated, still, in STL - is staggering. *Decades* different lifespan in just a few miles.

That still needed rectification at once. But COVID-19 will show it a death sentence for some.
You can follow @ericgarland.
Tip: mention @twtextapp on a Twitter thread with the keyword “unroll” to get a link to it.

Latest Threads Unrolled: