Elevated Mortality Among People Experiencing Homelessness With COVID-19

We reviewed publicly available data from major US health jurisdictions to compare severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 case fatality rates in people experiencing homelessness with the general population. The case fatality rate among people experiencing homelessness was 1.3 times (95% CI,...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Leifheit, Kathryn M, Chaisson, Lelia H, Medina, Jesus A, Wahbi, Rafik N, Shover, Chelsea L
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2021
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Brief Reports
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8195116/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34291120
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofab301
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Sumario:We reviewed publicly available data from major US health jurisdictions to compare severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 case fatality rates in people experiencing homelessness with the general population. The case fatality rate among people experiencing homelessness was 1.3 times (95% CI, 1.1–1.5) that of the general population, suggesting that people experiencing homelessness should be prioritized for vaccination.

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