1. COVID-19 Mortality Among American Indian and Alaska Native Persons--14 States, January-June 2020.
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Arrazola, Jessica, Masiello, Matthew M., Joshi, Sujata, Dominguez, Adrian E., Poel, Amy, Wilkie, Crisandra M., Bressler, Jonathan M., McLaughlin, Joseph, Kraszewski, Jennifer, Komatsu, Kenneth K., Pompa, Xandy Peterson, Jespersen, Megan, Richardson, Gillian, Lehnertz, Nicholas, LeMaster, Pamela, Rust, Britney, Metobo, Alison Keyser, Doman, Brooke, Casey, David, and Kumar, Jessica
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COVID-19 , *ALASKA Natives , *DEATH certificates , *NATIVE Americans , *PUBLIC health surveillance , *COVID-19 pandemic - Abstract
The article discusses COVID-19 mortality rate among American Indian and Alaska Native people. Topics include that American Indians/Alaska Natives (AI/ANs) have experienced disproportionate rates of infection and mortality during the COVID-19 pandemic; and that persons belonging to 20–49 age should implement medical countermeasures and other prevention activities.
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- 2020
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