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Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Disparities: A Call for Equity in Health Outcomes and Clinical Research.

Authors :
Linas, Benjamin P
Cunningham, Chinazo O
Source :
Clinical Infectious Diseases; Dec2021, Vol. 73 Issue 11, pe4139-e4140, 2p
Publication Year :
2021

Abstract

The article reports disparity and social unrest amid COVID-19 pandemic. It mentions Black, Latinx, and other non-White individuals account for 60 per cent of COVID-19 deaths; and also mentions genetic or physiologic reason that COVID-19 is a more serious infection among Black or Latinx people than White people, then race or ethnicity should be an independent predictor of mortality.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
10584838
Volume :
73
Issue :
11
Database :
Complementary Index
Journal :
Clinical Infectious Diseases
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
154040104
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciaa1460