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News: The CDC has found that LGBTQ Americans are at heightened risk of severe COVID-19 and is now recommending that public health departments nationwide begin tracking the effects of the disease on sexual minorities. https://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/coronavirus/article249005070.html
The CDC conducted listening sessions with advocacy groups in November and discovered widespread, “major concern” throughout the LGBTQ community that information on sexual orientation hasn't been standard in COVID-19 data collection systems. https://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/coronavirus/article249005070.html
The CDC said its new recommendation follows one of Biden's first executive actions, directing government agencies to improve data collection for current and future “high-consequence public health threats.” https://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/coronavirus/article249005070.html
“The importance of collecting data goes to the core of whether or not the federal government knows that we exist, and whether the federal government is actually providing resources and services for the LGBTQ community,” @AlphonsoDavid said. https://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/coronavirus/article249005070.html
