Daily Archives: September 21, 2009

Blacks and Latinos suffering the brunt of H1N1 in Boston

by Lisa Parks WHAT’S HAPPENING Minorities in Boston are being hit hard by swine flu. Blacks, one-quarter of the city’s residents, are 37% of the H1N1 cases. Latinos, 14% of the population, are more than one-third of the cases (NPR.org 8.19.09). Social circumstances are contributing to the disproportionate effects. Because low-income parents can’t afford to […]

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