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Published on: July 19, 2011

SARS-CoV-2 Testing Disparities in Massachusetts.

Scott Dryden-Peterson¹, Gustavo E Velásquez¹, Thomas J Stopka¹

¹Division of Infectious Diseases, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts (Dryden-Peterson, Velásquez, Lockman, Ojikutu); Department of Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health (Dryden-Peterson, Lockman), Botswana Harvard AIDS Institute (Dryden-Peterson, Lockman), Division of Global Health Equity, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts (Velásquez, Ojikutu); Department of Global Health and Social Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts (Velásquez); Department of Public Health and Community Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine (Stopka); Tufts Clinical and Translational Science Institute (Stopka); Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts (Davey).

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|November 11, 2020

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COVID-19 testing in Massachusetts showed increasing misalignment with epidemic intensity. Vulnerable communities faced greater testing gaps, risking intensified outbreaks.

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Public Health
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Early severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) testing limitations hindered transmission control.
Improvements in SARS-CoV-2 testing infrastructure created an opportunity to reassess testing alignment with epidemic intensity.

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Despite equity goals, SARS-CoV-2 testing resources were disproportionately allocated to affluent communities in Massachusetts.
Structural inequities in testing access exacerbate the risk of intense COVID-19 waves, particularly in vulnerable populations.
Addressing these inequities is crucial for effective epidemic control.

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