Mayo Clinic Q&A: Health Disparity and Effects of COVID-19 on Racial, Ethnic Minorities

A recent Mayo Clinic study looked at the disproportionate effects of COVID-19 on racial and ethnic minorities. "We found that environmental factors, especially systemic racism and problems with housing density, predispose these patients to have more chances of infection," says Dr. Aditya Shah, a Mayo Clinic infectious diseases expert and one of the authors of the study. (Published 10/30/2020)