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Friday, August 26, 2022

Monkeypox disproportionately affecting people of color, data shows

Health officials have delivered messaging on the disease’s impact on people in the gay community, but new demographic data shows monkeypox is disproportionately affecting people of color, too.

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About 28% of the more than 14,000 cases in the U.S. are among African Americans, and nearly 33% are from Hispanic communities, despite Black and Hispanic communities only making up around 12% and 16% of the U.S. population, according to U.S. Census data.

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I'll let you draw your own conclusions about Pookie, Tyrone and Junebug.....