Covid Death Rate Among US Black Children Nearly 3x Higher Than White Kids

Black children died of Covid-19 at almost three times the rate of White children, according to research that demonstrates the devastating impact of racial disparities in the pandemic. 

The Covid death rate among Black children was 2.7 times higher than among White children, who were more likely to contract the disease overall, according to the two-year study from the Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta. Black and Hispanic kids also required hospitalization at greater . . .