Younger ages at risk of Covid-19 mortality in communities of color

More than 85% of Covid-19 mortality in high income countries is among people 65 years of age or older. Recent disaggregated data from the UK and US show that minority communities have increased mortality among younger age groups and in South Africa initial data suggest that the majority of deaths fr...

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Autores principales: Klugman, Keith P., Zewdu, Solomon, Mahon, Barbara E., Dowell, Scott F., Srikantiah, Padmini, Laserson, Kayla F., Tappero, Jordan W., Zaidi, Anita K., Mundel, Trevor
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: F1000 Research Limited 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7360879/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32715283
http://dx.doi.org/10.12688/gatesopenres.13151.1
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Sumario:More than 85% of Covid-19 mortality in high income countries is among people 65 years of age or older. Recent disaggregated data from the UK and US show that minority communities have increased mortality among younger age groups and in South Africa initial data suggest that the majority of deaths from Covid-19 are under 65 years of age. These observations suggest significant potential for increased Covid-19 mortality among younger populations in Africa and South Asia and may impact age-based selection of high-risk groups eligible for a future vaccine.

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