Officials stress importance of vaccinations for everyone, especially minorities heavily impacted by COVID-19
and last updated 2021-01-05 20:06:54-05
KILLEEN, TX â According to the CDC, both Black and Hispanic communities die from COVID-19 at a near 3% higher rate than the white population, and their hospitalizations are worse than that.
In that population is Patrick Arryn, who knows how deadly this virus can be.
âIâve dealt with more death than ever last year,â the founder of Change Is Here said. âAnd 90% of those who died from COVID were Black and brown, you know Black and Hispanic.â
Arryn contracted COVID-19 at the peak of the pandemic and says heâs been feeling the effects ever since.