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  • Study: High COVID rates in older Latinos linked with economics, outside help

    Feb 9, 2022 10:30 am by Sharita ForrestResearch
    social work professor Lissette Piedra. Photo by L. Brian Stauffer

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    • social work professor Lissette Piedra. Photo by L. Brian Stauffer

    Financial hardship and using outside help for assistance with everyday tasks may explain some of the reasons why older Latinos are at higher risk of being infected with COVID-19, according to research led by social work professor Lissette Piedra.