Racial Disparity of Coronavirus Disease 2019 in African American Communities

Author:

Kullar Ravina1,Marcelin Jasmine R2,Swartz Talia H3ORCID,Piggott Damani A4,Macias Gil Raul5,Mathew Trini A6,Tan Tina7

Affiliation:

1. Expert Stewardship, Newport Beach, California, USA

2. Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, USA

3. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, New York, New York, USA

4. Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

5. Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Division of Infectious Diseases, Providence, Rhode Island, USA

6. Division of Infectious Diseases and International Medicine, Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, Michigan, USA

7. Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Abstract

Abstract The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has unveiled unsettling disparities in the outcome of the disease among African Americans. These disparities are not new but are rooted in structural inequities that must be addressed to adequately care for communities of color. We describe the historical context of these structural inequities, their impact on the progression of COVID-19 in the African American (black) community, and suggest a multifaceted approach to addressing these healthcare disparities. (Of note, terminology from survey data cited for this article varied from blacks, African Americans, or both; for consistency, we use African Americans throughout.)

Publisher

Oxford University Press (OUP)

Subject

Infectious Diseases,Immunology and Allergy

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