In your assigned reading (Brownson 2020), the authors write:
“…Like other pandemics, this one has thrived on inequity, causing substantially higher mortality among those living in poverty and in some racial and minority groups as well as in the elderly and chronically ill.””
What do the author mean by this statement? Please do some research and provide statistics/evidence on how the pandemic has disproportionately affected people living in poverty and some racial and ethnic groups. Please respond in 2-3 paragraphs and provide specific examples and figures to support your statements.