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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsRacist doctor-legislator fired:
https://www.rawstory.com/2020/06/ohio-republican-accused-of-racist-comments-fired-from-hospital-where-he-practiced-er-medicine-report/On Thursday, the Cleveland Plain Dealer reported that Steve Huffman, a GOP state senator representing the Dayton, Ohio area, has been fired as an emergency room doctor from TeamHealth after being accused of making racist comments about COVID-19 during a committee hearing. I
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Huffman attracted nationwide attention when he speculated during the hearing that COVID-19 is disproportionately impacting African-Americans because the colored population practices poor hygiene.
My point is I understand African Americans have a higher incidence of chronic conditions and it makes them more susceptible to death from COVID, said Huffman. But why it doesnt make them more susceptible to just get COVID. Could it just be that African Americans or the colored population do not wash their hands as well as other groups or wear a mask or do not socially distance themselves? That could be the explanation of the higher incidence?
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Huffman attracted nationwide attention when he speculated during the hearing that COVID-19 is disproportionately impacting African-Americans because the colored population practices poor hygiene.
My point is I understand African Americans have a higher incidence of chronic conditions and it makes them more susceptible to death from COVID, said Huffman. But why it doesnt make them more susceptible to just get COVID. Could it just be that African Americans or the colored population do not wash their hands as well as other groups or wear a mask or do not socially distance themselves? That could be the explanation of the higher incidence?
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Racist doctor-legislator fired: (Original Post)
tblue37
Jun 2020
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Beakybird
(3,333 posts)1. Another one bites the dust!
malaise
(269,157 posts)2. I'll be singing that for the Con on election night
if he's still running.
Time to learn the words
catrose
(5,073 posts)3. No, doctor, you're thinking of the T supporters who think that stuff's tyranny