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COVID-19 Pandemic: Disparate Health Impact on the Hispanic/Latinx Population in the United States.

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Author(s): Gil, Raul Macias (); Marcelin, Jasmine R (); Zuniga-Blanco, Brenda (); Marquez, Carina (); Mathew, Trini (); Piggott, Damani A (); Macias Gil, Raul ()
Source:
Journal of Infectious Diseases. 11/15/2020, Vol. 222 Issue 10, p1592-1595. 4p.

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- Subject Terms:
  COVID-19 pandemic; HISPANIC Americans; COVID-19; WORLD Health Organization; HEALTH disparities
- Subject Terms:
  WUHAN (China); UNITED States
- Abstract:
  In December 2019, a novel coronavirus known as SARS-CoV-2, emerged in Wuhan, China, causing the coronavirus disease 2019 we now refer to as COVID-19. The World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic on 12 March 2020. In the United States, the COVID-19 pandemic has exposed preexisting social and health disparities among several historically vulnerable populations, with stark differences in the proportion of minority individuals diagnosed with and dying from COVID-19. In this article we will describe the emerging disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on the Hispanic/Latinx (henceforth: Hispanic or Latinx) community in the United States, discuss potential antecedents, and consider strategies to address the disparate impact of COVID-19 on this population. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]