VIDEO: ACC President Edward Fry outlines disparities in care seen during the pandemic

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"We are nowhere near declaring victory or anything like that," Fry said. "But just the simple recognition that we have a long way to go and a lot of problems to solve has exposed other underlying issues such as disparities in education, disparities in income, disparities in environment and racism. All of those things are big, big issues."

The full interview with Fry is available here. 

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Michael has more than 19 years of experience as a professional writer and editor. He has written at length about cardiology, radiology, artificial intelligence and other key healthcare topics.

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