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Anthony Horton, 59, of Fairmont, lost a sister, two nieces and an aunt to COVID-19. Now, he urges everyone to get a COVID-19 vaccination.
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Pastor Leo Riley of Agape Life Ministries said Sunday s COVID-19 Memorial Service at Windmill Park was a fitting way to memorialize those whose loved ones died amid the pandemic.
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Approximately 85 people turned out Sunday Afternoon at Windmill Park for a COVID-19 memorial service sponsored by two local pastoral groups and Marion County Communities of Shalom Inc.
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FAIRMONTÂ â Sixteen months after COVID-19 hit West Virginia, Anthony Horton remains in shock after losing his older sister, two nieces and an aunt to the coronavirus.
Healthcare provider giving the COVID-19 vaccination to a Black West Virginian in Institute, WV.
COVID-19 exposes an us and them divide in healthcare. The coronavirus is about three times more likely to put African-American and Latino people in the hospital and they are twice as likely than whites to die from COVID.
For this episode, Us & Them host Trey Kay speaks with Black West Virginians fighting to keep their community healthy during the pandemic.
COVID-19 numbers show the pandemic has hit Black and Brown people hard. The coronavirus is about three times more likely to put African-American and Latino people in the hospital and they are twice as likely than whites to die from COVID. The reasons for this disparity are as old as they are complex. Inequities in health care are rooted in the historical racism of our institutions. They are part of the reason some people of color don’t trust public health efforts or the healthcare industry in general.