Minorities are bearing the brunt of monkeypox cases in the U.S., new data from the CDC shows.
July 28, 2022, 4:50 PMA healthcare worker prepares to administer a vaccine for the prevention of monkeypox at the Pride Center in Wilton Manors, Fla., July 12, 2022.Minorities are bearing the brunt of monkeypox cases in the United States, new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows.
However, according to data from the U.S. Census Bureau, Hispanics only make up 19% of the population and Black people account for 13%.ABC News Photo Illustration "It's incredibly important to understand the populations that are being impacted by the virus and, unfortunately, minorities are being impacted the most," Dr. John Brownstein, an epidemiologist at Boston Children's Hospital and an ABC News contributor, said. "It's not dissimilar to what we saw with COVID."
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