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Ron Wyden: “These disparities in COVID-19 deaths are the result of generations of inequity in society and in health care.”

On the recordMarch 16, 2021
These disparities in COVID-19 deaths are the result of generations of inequity in society and in health care.
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Ron Wyden
Democratic · Oregon

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Highlighting systemic inequities affecting COVID-19 outcomes in nursing homes.

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