Birx acknowledges COVID-19 effect on black community

Dr. Deborah Birx says many African-Americans have essential jobs that put them at risk for COVID-19.

ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND HERE INOUR STATE, CORONAVIRUS ISDISPROPORTIONATELY KILLING BLACKAND AFRICAN-AMERICAN PEOPLE.LAST WEEK I HAD THE CHANCE TOASK DR. DEBORAH BIRX, THE WHITEHOUSE CORONAVIRUS RESPONSECOORDINATOR, ABOUT THE PROBLEM.DR. BIRX YEAH, WE ARE SEEINGTHAT ACROSS THE COUNTRY, BOTH INRURAL AND IN URBAN AREAS.I THINK IT REALLY SHOWS TWOTHINGS -- ONE, THE SOCIALDETERMINANTS OF HEALTH ANDHEALTH DISPARITIES THAT EXIST INTHE UNITED STATES, AND WE HAVETO IMPROVE THIS AS WE MOVETHROUGH THIS EPIDEMIC, CITY BYCITY, AND REALLY ENSURE THATPEOPLE HAVE THE INFORMATION TOREALLY COMBAT HYPERTENSION,DIABETES, ASTHMA AS SMALLCHILDREN AND PREVENTING THATDISEASE.WE HAVE TO WORK HARDER TOPROTECT ALL OF AMERICA.AT THE SAME TIME, MANY OF THEAFRICAN-AMERICAN AND HISPANICCOMMUNITIES HAVE BEEN PART OFTHE ESSENTIAL WORKFORCE, SO THEYHAVE BEEN OUT EVERY DAYPROTECTING US.I THINK THAT PUT THEM AT HIGHERRISK AND HIGHER EXPOSURE AROUNDTHE UNITED STATES.DR. BIRX: THANKS TO DR. --ADRIENNE: THANKS TO DR. BURST