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The COVID-19 Pandemic: a Call to Action to Identify and Address Racial and Ethnic Disparities
The Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has significantly impacted and devastated the world. As the infection spreads, the projected mortality and economic devastation are unprecedented. In particular, racial and ethnic minorities may be at a particular disadvantage as many already assume t...
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2020
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7166096/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32306369 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40615-020-00756-0 |
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author | Laurencin, Cato T. McClinton, Aneesah |
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description | The Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has significantly impacted and devastated the world. As the infection spreads, the projected mortality and economic devastation are unprecedented. In particular, racial and ethnic minorities may be at a particular disadvantage as many already assume the status of a marginalized group. Black Americans have a long-standing history of disadvantage and are in a vulnerable position to experience the impact of this crisis and the myth of Black immunity to COVID-19 is detrimental to promoting and maintaining preventative measures. We are the first to present the earliest available data in the peer-reviewed literature on the racial and ethnic distribution of COVID-19-confirmed cases and fatalities in the state of Connecticut. We also seek to explode the myth of Black immunity to the virus. Finally, we call for a National Commission on COVID-19 Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities to further explore and respond to the unique challenges that the crisis presents for Black and Brown communities. |
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spelling | pubmed-71660962020-04-20 The COVID-19 Pandemic: a Call to Action to Identify and Address Racial and Ethnic Disparities Laurencin, Cato T. McClinton, Aneesah J Racial Ethn Health Disparities Research Article The Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has significantly impacted and devastated the world. As the infection spreads, the projected mortality and economic devastation are unprecedented. In particular, racial and ethnic minorities may be at a particular disadvantage as many already assume the status of a marginalized group. Black Americans have a long-standing history of disadvantage and are in a vulnerable position to experience the impact of this crisis and the myth of Black immunity to COVID-19 is detrimental to promoting and maintaining preventative measures. We are the first to present the earliest available data in the peer-reviewed literature on the racial and ethnic distribution of COVID-19-confirmed cases and fatalities in the state of Connecticut. We also seek to explode the myth of Black immunity to the virus. Finally, we call for a National Commission on COVID-19 Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities to further explore and respond to the unique challenges that the crisis presents for Black and Brown communities. Springer International Publishing 2020-04-18 2020 /pmc/articles/PMC7166096/ /pubmed/32306369 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40615-020-00756-0 Text en © W. Montague Cobb-NMA Health Institute 2020 This article is made available via the PMC Open Access Subset for unrestricted research re-use and secondary analysis in any form or by any means with acknowledgement of the original source. These permissions are granted for the duration of the World Health Organization (WHO) declaration of COVID-19 as a global pandemic. |
spellingShingle | Research Article Laurencin, Cato T. McClinton, Aneesah The COVID-19 Pandemic: a Call to Action to Identify and Address Racial and Ethnic Disparities |
title | The COVID-19 Pandemic: a Call to Action to Identify and Address Racial and Ethnic Disparities |
title_full | The COVID-19 Pandemic: a Call to Action to Identify and Address Racial and Ethnic Disparities |
title_fullStr | The COVID-19 Pandemic: a Call to Action to Identify and Address Racial and Ethnic Disparities |
title_full_unstemmed | The COVID-19 Pandemic: a Call to Action to Identify and Address Racial and Ethnic Disparities |
title_short | The COVID-19 Pandemic: a Call to Action to Identify and Address Racial and Ethnic Disparities |
title_sort | covid-19 pandemic: a call to action to identify and address racial and ethnic disparities |
topic | Research Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7166096/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32306369 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40615-020-00756-0 |
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