David Hayes-Bautista

For decades, as he studied the health of Latinos living in the U.S., Hayes-Bautista has puzzled over a longevity paradox: Although Latinos here, now numbering 62 million, tend to have lower-than-average education and income — factors associated with poorer health — most have a life expectancy longer than the U.S. average.  But that all changed during the pandemic, and Hayes-Bautista started to analyze why Latinos were disproportionately impacted by the coronavirus. He co-authored a report last June that showed case rates were three times higher in Latino people than in white people, largely because they were over-represented in high-risk, essential-worker jobs.

From STAT:

• The Road Ahead: Charting the coronavirus pandemic over the next 12 months — and beyond