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UCLA health experts say Latinos hit hard by COVID because many are essential workers, left unprotected


David Hayes-Bautista, a UCLA Latino Policy and Politics Institute expert says, “Facts tell different stories, depending on who is picking them, and placing them in a narrative line. People said ‘well Latinos are going to have a high rate because Latinos tend to suffer from obesity they eat all these tortillas and chicharrones and do everything…

David Hayes-Bautista, a UCLA Latino Policy and Politics Institute expert says, “Facts tell different stories, depending on who is picking them, and placing them in a narrative line. People said ‘well Latinos are going to have a high rate because Latinos tend to suffer from obesity they eat all these tortillas and chicharrones and do everything else they shouldn’t.”