African Americans carry “the greatest risk' of being hospitalized for the coronavirus.
A new study of California coronavirus patients adds to a burgeoning body of evidence that the virus disproportionately impacts racial and ethnic minorities.
“One hypothesis is that there may be some unknown or unmeasured genetic or biological factors that increase the severity of this illness for African Americans,” they wrote. “Another possibility is that our results are explained by societal factors that either result in barriers to timely access to care, or create circumstances in which patients view delaying care as the most sensible option.”
“This has been documented in health-care settings across the U.S. and remains a major threat to health equity,” the authors wrote. “Presentation and testing in the [emergency department] and hospital may indicate that African Americans seek care at a later stage, leading to the higher rates of admissions.”
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