COVID-19 and African Americans

This Viewpoint discusses the long history of racial inequities that cause black populations in US cities to bear a disproportionate burden of COVID-19 illness and mortality and calls for a renewed commitment to eliminating disparities that have been made so starkly visible by the pandemic.

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Published in:JAMA 2020-05, Vol.323 (19), p.1891-1892
Main Author: Yancy, Clyde W
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
African Americans
Betacoronavirus
Comorbidity
Coronavirus Infections - ethnology
Coronavirus Infections - prevention & control
Coronavirus Infections - therapy
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
Female
Healthcare Disparities
Historical account
Humans
Male
Minority & ethnic groups
Pandemics
Pandemics - prevention & control
Pneumonia, Viral - ethnology
Pneumonia, Viral - prevention & control
Pneumonia, Viral - therapy
Risk Factors
SARS-CoV-2
Social Determinants of Health
United States - epidemiology
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