Black Covid patients receive fewer medical follow-ups- new study

Black Covid patients receive fewer medical follow-ups, study shows The results also found that more than 50 percent of hospitalized patients of color were re-admitted to the hospital less than 60 days after being released. NBC News

Black Covid patients are less likely to receive medical follow-ups after being hospitalized and more likely to experience longer waits until they can return to work, according to a University of Michigan study published Tuesday.

The study surveyed the health outcomes of 2,217 Covid patients in Michigan 60 days after hospitalization. The results found that more than 50 percent of patients of color were readmitted to the hospital within 60 days after being released. Patients of color were also more than 65 percent more likely to experience moderate to severe financial impact because of Covid-19.

Black patients, in particular, experienced challenges returning to the workplace after recovering from Covid. On average, it took Black patients 35.5 days to return to work, the longest delay of any racial group. Black adults were also less likely to be offered workplace accommodations when they returned to work in comparison to other racial groups, according to Dr. Sheria G. Robinson-Lane, a gerontologist and the lead researcher.

"I think people only think of Covid in terms of death, you know, or having like a mild cold," she said. "They don't think about all of those spaces in between where people are having these effects post-Covid." ...