Axios: NIH expands its COVID-19 research in underrepresented communities

Axios, June 16, 2020: NIH expands its COVID-19 research in underrepresented communities

In an effort to better understand how COVID-19 affects underrepresented communities, the National Institutes of Health is expanding antibody testing, surveying personal impacts and collecting electronic health data.

Why it matters: Underrepresented communities have experienced a large portion of severe complications and death

from the pandemic, but researchers don’t know all the reasons why. NIH hopes to learn more on this, while also shedding light on when the coronavirus entered the country.