Racial and ethnic minorities in the U.S. have experienced an uptick in COVID-19-associated discrimination, with these individuals also experiencing increased mental distress, according to a recent study.
Of the novel coronavirus cases in the U.S. in which person’s race was identified, 30% of those people were black or African American, that’s despite being only about 13% of the U.S. population., there were countless examples of backlash against people of Asian descent in the United States, presumably because the virus is believed to have originated in China.
Ashley Rose, a Haitian American and resident of Boston, said she's experienced moments of discrimination in which she believes strangers have assumed she might be at a higher risk for infection. The study, which focused on discrimination against people thought to have COVID-19, even if they didn't, examined the subjective experiences of discrimination from 3,665 participants. Additionally, their symptoms of depression and anxiety were assessed during a single two-week period from March into April.
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