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Structural Vulnerability in the U.S. Revealed in Three Waves of COVID-19
Jamie Solis1,2, Carlos Franco-Paredes1,2,3, Andrés F Henao-Martínez1,2
11Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Denver, Colorado.
Abstract:
The novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has unveiled underlying health inequities throughout the United States. The pandemic has spread across U.S. states, affecting different vulnerable populations, including both inner-city and rural populations, and those living in congregate settings such as nursing homes and assisted-living facilities. In addition, since early April, there has been an increasing number of outbreaks of COVID-19 in jails and prisons. We describe three overlapping epidemiologic waves of spread of COVID-19 linked to three different kinds of structural vulnerabilities.
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