Location Matters: Geographic Disparities and Impact of Coronavirus Disease 2019.

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

11-13-2020

Publication Title

The Journal of infectious diseases

Abstract

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic in the United States has revealed major disparities in the access to testing and messaging about the pandemic based on the geographic location of individuals, particularly in communities of color, rural areas, and areas of low income. This geographic disparity, in addition to deeply rooted structural inequities, have posed additional challenges to adequately diagnose and provide care for individuals of all ages living in these settings. We describe the impact that COVID-19 has had on geographically disparate populations in the United States and share our recommendations on what might be done to ameliorate the current situation.

Volume

222

Issue

12

First Page

1951

Last Page

1954

DOI

10.1093/infdis/jiaa583

ISSN

1537-6613

PubMed ID

32942299

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