Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to evolve and impact communities around the world, including the United States. COVID-19 has disproportionately impacted certain demographic groups. Older adults are more likely to get COVID-19, with death rates for 65–74-year-olds 90 times higher than those of 18–29-year-olds. Males have also been shown to be more susceptible to COVID-19. In addition, individuals from certain racial or ethnic groups, particularly the Black and Hispanic communities, are more likely to contract COVID-19. Reasons for these racial and ethnic disparities include occupation clustering (e.g., as essential workers), lower average socioeconomic status, geographic location, higher rates of comorbidities and lower access to care. These disparities can result in conditions that both increase infection rates and limit access to COVID-19 treatment.
Adaptado de: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/21645515.2021.1950 504?src=recsys Acessado em: 20 de abril de 2022.
The Abstract above asserts that the COVID-19 pandemic
