Surgeon General Says African-Americans Are at ‘Higher Risk’ for COVID-19

U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams speaks during a White House Coronavirus Task Force briefing at the White House in Washington on April 3, 2020. Win McNamee/Getty Images

Surgeon General Jerome Adams said African-Americans are at a higher risk of the CCP virus after data revealing a disparity in cases and deaths has begun to emerge.

“I and many black Americans are at higher risk for COVID,” Adams told ”CBS This Morning“ on Tuesday. ”That’s why we need everyone to do their part to slow the spread.”