A University of British Columbia professor wants the B.C. government to collect data on race and ethnicity to determine whether some communities are being disproportionately affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
J.P. Catungal, a professor at UBC’s Social Justice Institute, said Filipino-Canadians are over-represented in essential industries such as health care, long-term care, and food service. “In terms of hospitalization, who is being admitted?
Who is dying or recovering? Are there differences in terms of severity that are affected by race and ethnicity?” Catungal said. [ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ] Pre-existing conditions or access to care may be factors, he said, but health officials need to be