Daryll Dykes, MD, PhD, JD, is an orthopedic surgeon and also the chief diversity officer at Upstate.
Numbers help illustrate the pandemic's uneven effects across racial groups
The COVID-19 pandemic is hitting racial groups differently, disproportionately affecting Black, indigenous and other people of color. Daryll Dykes, MD, PhD, JD, discusses the disparities, existing health inequities and what can be done to improve equality. He also speaks to the importance of vaccination. Dykes, an orthopedic surgeon, is also the chief diversity officer at Upstate.