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Study: Race, Socioeconomic Background Influence Children’s Susceptibility to COVID-19

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In a study of 1,000 children, researchers found that COVID-19 infection rates are “significantly higher” for Black and Hispanic children, especially when they come from a lower family income bracket.

Specifically, only 9.7% in higher income percentiles were positive for the virus, while 37.7% in lower brackets were positive. Of those numbers, 30% of Black children and 46.4% of Hispanic children were positive, as compared to 7.3% of white children.

SOURCE: CNN Health August 5, 2020