Tag Archives: San Diego Union-Tribune
March 19, 2021
Opinion: Disproportionate Impact of COVID Deaths in Communities of Color
Opinion: In one year of the pandemic, here’s what I’ve learned as a health care provider in San Diego By CHRISTIAN RAMERS Ramers, M.D., is a specialist in infectious diseases and the chief of population health at Family Health Centers of San Diego. He lives in Burlingame. This week marks one year since public health …
January 17, 2021
Two steps forward, one step back in history of racial equity
By JEFF MCDONALD, LYNDSAY WINKLEY January, 17, 2021 San Diego County supervisors last week formally defined racism as a public health crisis, acknowledging for the first time that a broad and baked-in prejudice underpins virtually every aspect of public policy. The unanimous declaration came days ahead of the national holiday honoring the Rev. Dr. Martin …
June 15, 2020
COVID-19 cases grow twice as fast in South San Diego
The 92154 ZIP code averages 11 new virus cases a day, holds top spot cases in county since April 13. By Lauryn Schroeder, Andrea Lopez-Villafaña Confirmed COVID-19 cases in a southern San Diego ZIP code appear to be growing at nearly double the daily rate as the rest of the county, according to a new …
