オーストラリアのビクトリア州におけるCOVID-19の抗ウイルス薬の配給における不平等:リンクされたデータを用いた後回顧的なコホート研究

Benjamin C Cowie1, Elizabeth J Robinson2, Lakshmi Manoharan3

  • 1MBBS, PhD, FRACP, Director, WHO Collaborating Centre for Viral Hepatitis, Doherty Institute, Vic; Physician and Epidemiologist, Victorian Infectious Diseases Service, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Vic; Professor, University of Melbourne, Vic.

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まとめ

COVID-19の抗ウイルス薬へのアクセスは,社会経済的な不利益によって減少し,文化的に言語的に多様な集団では低かった. 重篤なCOVID-19のアウトカムはこの同じ集団で増加し,治療の不平等を強調した.

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