Abstract

This Viewpoint reviews possible reasons for reported excess mortality and poor outcomes in racial/ethnic minority populations with COVID-19 and proposes research, public health, and clinical interventions to decrease health inequities in and beyond the pandemic.

Keywords

MedicineEthnic groupPandemicCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)2019-20 coronavirus outbreakPublic healthHealth equityPsychological interventionSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)Public health interventionsVirologyNursingDiseasePathologyInfectious disease (medical specialty)

MeSH Terms

BetacoronavirusCOVID-19Coronavirus InfectionsEthnicityHealth PolicyHealth Status DisparitiesHealthcare DisparitiesHumansIncidencePandemicsPneumoniaViralRacial GroupsSARS-CoV-2United States

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Year
2020
Type
article
Volume
323
Issue
24
Pages
2466-2466
Citations
2120
Access
Closed

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Monica Webb Hooper, Anna María Nápoles, Eliseo J. Pérez‐Stable (2020). COVID-19 and Racial/Ethnic Disparities. JAMA , 323 (24) , 2466-2466. https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2020.8598

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DOI
10.1001/jama.2020.8598
PMID
32391864
PMCID
PMC9310097

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