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COVID-19's impact on NJ's Hispanic community
Clip: 12/13/2021 | 3m 44sVideo has Closed Captions
Dr. Frank Dos Santos, Clara Maass Medical Center, on ‘excess deaths’ and how to cut them
Recent data from the CDC shows the pandemic has caused even more deaths than reported. The data shows the true death toll of the pandemic could be 20% higher than the official number. The "excess" death rate among Hispanics is exceptionally high. Dr. Frank Dos Santos, chief medical officer at Clara Maass Medical Center in Belleville, talks about those numbers and what can be done to reduce them.
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COVID-19's impact on NJ's Hispanic community
Clip: 12/13/2021 | 3m 44sVideo has Closed Captions
Recent data from the CDC shows the pandemic has caused even more deaths than reported. The data shows the true death toll of the pandemic could be 20% higher than the official number. The "excess" death rate among Hispanics is exceptionally high. Dr. Frank Dos Santos, chief medical officer at Clara Maass Medical Center in Belleville, talks about those numbers and what can be done to reduce them.
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