Skip to main content
Back to Show
PBS News Hour

COVID causes life expectancies drop in communities of color

The pandemic's toll was highlighted in stark terms again Thursday as the expected life spans fell in the U.S. by a year on average in the first half of 2020. It is the largest drop since World War II, and gaps along racial lines are profound. Dr. Reed Tuckson, Washington, D.C.'s former public health commissioner and a leader in the Black coalition against Covid-19, joins Judy Woodruff to discuss.

Support Provided By
Season
April 4, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode
57:46
April 4, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode
April 3, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode
57:46
April 3, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode
April 2, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode
57:46
April 2, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode
April 1, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode
57:46
April 1, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode
March 31, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode
57:46
March 31, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode
March 30, 2025 - PBS News Weekend full episode
26:45
March 30, 2025 - PBS News Weekend full episode
March 29, 2025 - PBS News Weekend full episode
26:45
March 29, 2025 - PBS News Weekend full episode
March 28, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode
57:46
March 28, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode
March 27, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode
56:45
March 27, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode
March 26, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode
57:46
March 26, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode
March 25, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode
57:46
March 25, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode
March 24, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode
57:46
March 24, 2025 - PBS News Hour full episode
Active loading indicator