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California lawmaker calls for declaring racism as public health crisis Xinhua | Updated: 2021-05-26 14:05 A man sits in the observation area after receiving his second dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at Lincoln Memorial Congregational Church UCC on March 12, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. [Photo/Agencies]
LOS ANGELES - California State Senator Richard Pan called on the state to recognize racism as a public health crisis since the COVID pandemic underscores ongoing disparities in health, education and wealth afforded to different Americans depending on their race .
The fatal COVID-19 doesn t discriminate based on race, but the virus spread and severity depends on the circumstances of its victims, Pan said in an article published Tuesday on the official website of CalMatters, a nonpartisan and nonprofit journalism platform.