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Emerg Infect Dis
. 2021;27(5):1477-1481.
doi: 10.3201/eid2705.204523.
Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Incidence of SARS-CoV-2 Infection, 22 US States and DC, January 1-October 1, 2020
NaTasha D Hollis, Wen Li, Miriam E Van Dyke, Gibril J Njie, Heather M Scobie, Erin M Parker, Ana Penman-Aguilar, Kristie E N Clarke
Abstract
We examined disparities in cumulative incidence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 by race/ethnicity, age, and sex in the United States during January 1-October 1, 2020. Hispanic/Latino and non-Hispanic Black, American Indian/Alaskan Native, and Native Hawaiian/other Pacific Islander persons had a substantially higher incidence of infection than non-Hispanic White persons.
Keywords: 2019 novel coronavirus disease; COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; United States; coronavirus; coronavirus disease; coronaviruses; disparities; ethnicity; inequities; infection; race; respiratory infections; severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; viruses; zoonoses.
. 2021;27(5):1477-1481.
doi: 10.3201/eid2705.204523.
Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Incidence of SARS-CoV-2 Infection, 22 US States and DC, January 1-October 1, 2020
NaTasha D Hollis, Wen Li, Miriam E Van Dyke, Gibril J Njie, Heather M Scobie, Erin M Parker, Ana Penman-Aguilar, Kristie E N Clarke
- PMID: 33900192
- DOI: 10.3201/eid2705.204523
Abstract
We examined disparities in cumulative incidence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 by race/ethnicity, age, and sex in the United States during January 1-October 1, 2020. Hispanic/Latino and non-Hispanic Black, American Indian/Alaskan Native, and Native Hawaiian/other Pacific Islander persons had a substantially higher incidence of infection than non-Hispanic White persons.
Keywords: 2019 novel coronavirus disease; COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; United States; coronavirus; coronavirus disease; coronaviruses; disparities; ethnicity; inequities; infection; race; respiratory infections; severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; viruses; zoonoses.