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Editor, Senior Moderator
JMIR Public Health Surveill
. 2021 Jan 17.
doi: 10.2196/22581. Online ahead of print.
COVID-19 and the Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) communities: A complex relationship without just cause
Peter Phiri[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP], Gayathri Delanerolle[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Ayaat Al-Sudani[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Shanaya Rathod[SUP] 1 [/SUP]
Affiliations
Abstract
Background: Emerging evidence illustrates a negative and disproportionate impact of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) on the Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) communities. This is surprising because previously reported studies have already identified that biological and social risk factors increase disease susceptibility, particularly for the BAME communities. Despite ethnic minorities standing on the frontline to quell the impact of the pandemic within the United Kingdom's (UK) National Health Service (NHS), disproportionate numbers of BAME doctors and other healthcare workers have died from COVID-19. This unprecedented situation raises ethical and moral implications that could increase further the impact on mental health. Whilst the government attempts to mitigate the rate of virus transmission, key measures inadvertently increase the negative impact on mental health and general wellbeing. This analysis considers available literature to explore the association between, and the wider impact of, the COVID-19 pandemic on BAME communities. The paper aims to raise awareness and add a further depth to the current scientific discussions.
. 2021 Jan 17.
doi: 10.2196/22581. Online ahead of print.
COVID-19 and the Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) communities: A complex relationship without just cause
Peter Phiri[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP], Gayathri Delanerolle[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Ayaat Al-Sudani[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Shanaya Rathod[SUP] 1 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 33481752
- DOI: 10.2196/22581
Abstract
Background: Emerging evidence illustrates a negative and disproportionate impact of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) on the Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) communities. This is surprising because previously reported studies have already identified that biological and social risk factors increase disease susceptibility, particularly for the BAME communities. Despite ethnic minorities standing on the frontline to quell the impact of the pandemic within the United Kingdom's (UK) National Health Service (NHS), disproportionate numbers of BAME doctors and other healthcare workers have died from COVID-19. This unprecedented situation raises ethical and moral implications that could increase further the impact on mental health. Whilst the government attempts to mitigate the rate of virus transmission, key measures inadvertently increase the negative impact on mental health and general wellbeing. This analysis considers available literature to explore the association between, and the wider impact of, the COVID-19 pandemic on BAME communities. The paper aims to raise awareness and add a further depth to the current scientific discussions.