COVID-19 in the Americas: Who's Looking After Refugees and Migrants?

Several characteristics of refugee and migrant populations make them susceptible to acquire COVID-19. To fully understand the impact of COVID-19 on refugees and migrants in the Americas, it is important to consider the broader geopolitical context and appreciate the differences among migratory group...

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Published in:Annals of global health 2020-06, Vol.86 (1), p.69-69
Main Author: Brito, Maximo O
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Betacoronavirus
Central America - ethnology
Community
Coronavirus Infections - epidemiology
COVID-19
Developing Countries
Diaspora
Disease transmission
Dominican Republic - epidemiology
Epidemics
Funding
Haiti - ethnology
Health care access
Health care policy
Humanitarianism
Humans
Immigration policy
LDCs
Living conditions
Mexico - epidemiology
Migrants
Migration
Pandemics
Pneumonia, Viral - epidemiology
Political asylum
Poverty
Refugees
Respiratory diseases
SARS-CoV-2
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
South America - epidemiology
Transients and Migrants
Venezuela - ethnology
Viewpoint
Vulnerable Populations
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Summary:Several characteristics of refugee and migrant populations make them susceptible to acquire COVID-19. To fully understand the impact of COVID-19 on refugees and migrants in the Americas, it is important to consider the broader geopolitical context and appreciate the differences among migratory groups. There are three migrant groups in the Americas that are particularly susceptible to COVID-19: Central American migrants at the northern Mexico border, Venezuelans within South America, and Haitians in the Dominican Republic. Refugees and displaced migrants are the world's collective responsibility, and thus, it would be imprudent to displace their care to resource constrained developing nations.
ISSN:2214-9996
2214-9996
DOI:10.5334/aogh.2915