Jerome Adams then said he didn't mean to offend and his advice was for 'all Americans.' He was addressing the disproportionate rate of minority deaths.
press briefing, telling them to refrain from “alcohol, tobacco and drugs” to protect their health during the pandemic.
Adams made the remarks while addressing the “alarming,” disproportionate death rate suffered by people of color in the U.S. from COVID-19, which he attributed to behavioral, medical and “social” issues. In Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, Blacks are 25% of the population but almost 50% of the confirmed coronavirus cases and 75% of the deaths, he noted.
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