DCist - Study Points To Significant Racial Disparities In COVID-19 Among Children

Crisis Response
Faculty in the Media

Monika Goyal, MD, associate professor of pediatrics, spoke to DCist about her team's recent study that revealed significant racial and socioeconomic disparities among children tested for COVID-19 in D.C., both in test positivity rates and known exposure to the virus.

The study was also highlighted by Washington City Paper and The Washington Post.

Read more at DCist, Read more at Washington City Paper, Read more at The Washington Post
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