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COVID-19 Pandemic: Disparate Health Impact on the Hispanic/Latinx Population in the United States.
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Journal of Infectious Diseases . 11/15/2020, Vol. 222 Issue 10, p1592-1595. 4p. - Publication Year :
- 2020
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Abstract
- In December 2019, a novel coronavirus known as SARS-CoV-2, emerged in Wuhan, China, causing the coronavirus disease 2019 we now refer to as COVID-19. The World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic on 12 March 2020. In the United States, the COVID-19 pandemic has exposed preexisting social and health disparities among several historically vulnerable populations, with stark differences in the proportion of minority individuals diagnosed with and dying from COVID-19. In this article we will describe the emerging disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on the Hispanic/Latinx (henceforth: Hispanic or Latinx) community in the United States, discuss potential antecedents, and consider strategies to address the disparate impact of COVID-19 on this population. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *COVID-19 pandemic
*HISPANIC Americans
*COVID-19
*HEALTH equity
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00221899
- Volume :
- 222
- Issue :
- 10
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Infectious Diseases
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 146424181
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1093/infdis/jiaa474