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Rouson to Florida Surgeon General: Produce data on virus impact on Blacks?

     In a letter to Florida Surgeon General Dr. Scott Rivkees, Senator Darryl Rouson, (D) St. Petersburg said, “The impact of the coronavirus on African Americans in Florida, has yet to be revealed. Florida has been slow to act on this pandemic and I’m afraid Black people are suffering most.  If that’s the case, we need to take the proper steps, and utilize the necessary resources to remedy the problem. But, we need to know the what the data says.” […]