Full Citation

Title: Mapping Inequality in SARS-CoV-2 Household Exposure and Transmission Risk in the USA

Citation Type: Journal Article

Publication Year: 2021

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ISSN: 15251497

DOI: 10.1007/S11606-021-06603-0/FIGURES/1

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PMID: 33604818

Abstract: As COVID-19 vaccines become available, public health departments will have numerous options for pandemic control. While supply constraints will limit early vaccine availability, another concern is that vaccine uptake may be undermined by barriers to access and vaccine hesitancy. Communities of color may be most susceptible to low coverage due to long-standing disparities in healthcare, mistrust fueled by a history of exploitation in clinical trials, and other structural risk factors.1 At the same time, accumulated evidence on SARS-CoV-2 transmission suggests that low-income, essential service workers face higher rates of community exposure and may be unable to self-isolate under threat of income or job loss.2 Crowded housing can extend infection risks to other household members.2 The legacy of residential segregation contributes to geographic concentration of these risks.3 Given this combination of factors, prioritizing outreach and prevention efforts toward communities with identifiable exposure risks may enable greater impact in mitigating harms and reducing disparities. To inform such prioritization, we characterize and map populations facing higher risk of exposure and transmission due to occupation and housing characteristics.

Url: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11606-021-06603-0

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Authors: Reitsma, Marissa B.; Salomon, Joshua A.; Goldhaber-Fiebert, Jeremy D.

Periodical (Full): Journal of General Internal Medicine

Issue:

Volume: 36

Pages: 1476-1478

Data Collections: IPUMS USA

Topics: Health

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