From Money to Mental Health, Pandemic Ravages LGBTQ+ Households December 23 2020 3:28 PM EST
According to a report by the Movement Advancement Project (MAP), a U.S.-based gender equality think tank, this year’s global pandemic has hit LGBTQ+ people and households harder than the average American.
The report interviewed over 3,400 adults in the U.S., and found that almost two- thirds of LGBTQ+ households have had at least one member lose a job since the pandemic started. A little under half of non-LGBTQ+ households reported losing a job.
Additionally, two thirds of LGBTQ+ households reported having at least one serious financial problem this year. The numbers are much worse for QTPOC. Seventy percent of Latinx LGBTQ+ households have had serious financial problems and 95 percent of Black LGBTQ+ people have.
LGBTQ community sees severe impact from COVID-19 pandemic, study finds - Health News
abcnewsradioonline.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from abcnewsradioonline.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Coronavirus updates: Pence to get vaccine Friday, Biden possibly next week; second home test gets OK; fewer births because of pandemic Jorge L. Ortiz and Ryan W. Miller, USA TODAY
How antibodies in recovered COVID-19 patients could treat others with coronavirus
Replay Video UP NEXT
USA TODAY is keeping track of the news surrounding COVID-19 as vaccines begin to roll out nationwide. Just this week, the U.S. marked the stark milestone of more than 300,000 deaths since the beginning of the pandemic. Keep refreshing this page for the latest updates on vaccine distribution, including who is getting the shots and where, as well as other COVID-19 news from across the USA TODAY Network. Sign up for
Alaska health worker has strong allergic reaction to vaccine
An Alaska health care worker had a severe allergic reaction to the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine within 10 minutes of receiving a shot, state health officials said. As opposed to the few vaccine recipients in England who had a similar experience, the female worker in the capital city of Juneau did not have a history of allergic reactions.
The woman started feeling shortness of breath and was treated with epinephrine and other medicines for what officials determined was anaphylaxis, a severe allergic reaction. She was kept overnight but has recovered. U.S. health authorities have warned about rare allergic reactions during the vaccine rollout.
USA TODAY
The world for Atlas Marshall, a popular Portland, Oregon, drag performer and karaoke company owner, imploded last spring.
Marci Perry, a Denver personal trainer with a beloved shoeshine business, felt her livelihood slip “right through my fingers” in March.
COVID-19 has crushed a lot of souls in its lethal stampede across the nation. But for members of the LGBTQ community such as Marshall and Perry, the pandemic has been particularly pernicious, exposing vulnerabilities that often bubble beneath the surface.
A report out Wednesday documents the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on LGTBQ households, and the findings are sobering: greater economic upheaval, higher unemployment rates and deeper challenges in accessing health care.
vimarsana © 2020. All Rights Reserved.