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African-American Pastors Call for Equity in Coronavirus Testing

HeadlineApr 16, 2020

In Florida, all residents and employees of the exclusive Fisher Island private luxury community are receiving serological tests for coronavirus antibodies, even though such tests are not yet available for the general public. Fisher Island consistently ranks as one of the wealthiest ZIP codes in the United States.

On Wednesday, 10 African-American pastors from across the U.S. held an online news conference to demand equity in testing, warning communities of color are suffering the most from the virus while receiving the lowest per capita rate of COVID-19 tests.

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