Ayanna — in partnership with Representatives Robin Kelly, Karen Bass, Barbara Lee and Senator Elizabeth Warren — just introduced the Equitable Data Collection and Disclosure on COVID-19 Act, to require the federal government to collect and release demographic data on the impact of COVID-19, including data on race and ethnicity.
It’s past time the Department of Health and Human Services begins collecting this vital data, which is essential to identifying and responding to racial disparities in testing and treatment. We need to ensure that communities of color have equitable access to care and economic support, and we need a broad, grassroots coalition of people to demand this action from the federal government.
In Boston, initial reporting shows that - among people whose race was reported - more than 40% of those infected with COVID-19 are Black, even though Black folks make up less than 25% of the city’s population.
History has shown us that in the face of any public health crisis, communities of color disproportionately suffer. Communities of color are less likely to have access to quality and affordable health care and more likely to live with underlying conditions.
The stark racial disparities in COVID-19 cases and deaths are a disturbing reminder of that reality, and makes clear the need for nationwide, race-specific data collection. Racial justice, healthcare justice, and economic justice must be centered in our government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Thank you for taking action today,
The A-Team
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