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The 1918 influenza pandemic provides a cautionary tale for what the future may hold for COVID-19, says Chandra.
After a decade studying a flu virus that killed approximately 15,000 Michigan residents, Chandra, a professor in MSU’s James Madison College, saw his research come to life as he watched the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.
“It was so surreal,” said Chandra, who has a courtesy appointment in epidemiology and biostatistics. “All of a sudden, I was living my research.”
Chandra’s research is published in the American Journal of Public Health with co-authors Julia Christensen, a graduate of James Madison College; Madhur Chandra, Senior Community Epidemiologist with the Ingham County Health Department and graduate of the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics at MSU; and Nigel Paneth, professor of epidemiology and biostatistics and pediatrics at MSU.
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Black communities continue to receive lower-quality health care during the pandemic as compared to others, panelists said during a COVID-19 discussion on Friday.
Black individuals are 2.9 times more likely to be hospitalized from COVID-19 and are 1.9 times more likely to die compared to white individuals, reported the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The panel hosted by U.S. Rep Jerry McNerney, D-Stockton, focused on the disproportionate impact COVID-19 has had on the Black community.
It was during the discussion that Bobby Bivens, president of the Stockton branch of the NAACP, shared his personal loss.
About two weeks ago, a friend of Bivens went to the hospital feeling unwell, was not offered a room and “they just let him sit there,” Bivens said. After he started having a heart attack, the man was then placed in a room.