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Marina Del Rios1, Sylvia Puente2, Pamela Vergara-Rodriguez3
1Emergency room physician and associate professor of emergency medicine in the Carver College of Medicine at the University of Iowa in Iowa City.
AMA Journal of Ethics
|April 11, 2022
Summary
The COVID-19 pandemic has disproportionately affected Latino communities, with high rates of infection, hospitalization, and death. Media and officials have neglected this crisis, necessitating a narrative shift for equitable pandemic response.
Area of Science:
- Public Health
- Health Disparities
- Epidemiology
Background:
- The COVID-19 pandemic has had devastating effects on Latino populations.
- These impacts have been inadequately addressed by media, public health officials, researchers, and government.
- Systematic neglect has contributed to disproportionately high infection, hospitalization, and death rates among Latinos.
Purpose of the Study:
- To highlight the underreporting and undercounting of COVID-19's impact on the Latino population.
- To emphasize the need for changing the COVID-19 narrative to ensure equitable responses.
- To advocate for targeted interventions and resource allocation for Latino communities.
Main Methods:
- Qualitative analysis of media coverage and public health discourse.
- Review of epidemiological data concerning COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations, and deaths among Latino populations.
- Examination of existing and proposed policies for pandemic mitigation and recovery.
Main Results:
- Significant underreporting and undercounting of COVID-19 cases and their effects within Latino communities.
- Evidence of systemic neglect and invisibility of the Latino population in pandemic response efforts.
- Disproportionately high rates of infection, hospitalization, and mortality among Latinos compared to other demographic groups.
Conclusions:
- The current COVID-19 narrative fails to adequately represent the crisis's impact on Latinos.
- A shift in narrative is crucial for developing and implementing equitable and effective public health strategies.
- Addressing the invisibility and neglect of Latino communities is essential for mitigating pandemic consequences and planning recovery.
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