Lessons Learned from Health Disparities in Coronavirus Disease-2019 in the United States.
Clin Chest Med
; 44(2): 425-434, 2023 06.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2257139
ABSTRACT
In the United States, the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has disproportionally affected Black, Latinx, and Indigenous populations, immigrants, and economically disadvantaged individuals. Such historically marginalized groups are more often employed in low-wage jobs without health insurance and have higher rates of infection, hospitalization, and death from COVID-19 than non-Latinx White individuals. Mistrust in the health care system, language barriers, and limited health literacy have hindered vaccination rates in minorities, further exacerbating health disparities rooted in structural, institutional, and socioeconomic inequities. In this article, we discuss the lessons learned over the last 2 years and how to mitigate health disparities moving forward.
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Vulnerable Populations
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Social Discrimination
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Social Determinants of Health
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COVID-19
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Health Inequities
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Health Services Accessibility
Type of study:
Experimental Studies
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Observational study
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Qualitative research
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Randomized controlled trials
Topics:
Vaccines
Country/Region as subject:
North America
Language:
English
Journal:
Clin Chest Med
Year:
2023
Document Type:
Article
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