Key Point on Those Going Back to Work: Low-Paid Workers Tend to Be in Poorer Health

Jim Tankersley had a very good piece in the NYT pointing out that those being forced back to work as the economy reopens are mostly lower paid workers, who dont have the option to telecommute and disproportionately people of color. One important point that was left out is that these workers are also more likely on average to have health conditions, such as diabetes, which hugely increase the risks they face from the coronavirus.

While even relatively healthy people face serious risks from the...