Experts consider the role of systemic racism in exacerbating COVID-19 health inequalities
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15 January 2021Experts consider the role of systemic racism in exacerbating COVID-19 health inequalities
Researchers from leading UK and US institutions have published an analysis outlining the disproportionate effect of COVID-19 on ethnic minority groups, and the role of racism, in particular systemic racism, as a fundamental cause and driver of adverse health outcomes. Recommendations include the addition of ethnic minority groups to those defined as clinically extremely vulnerable to COVID-19, with guidelines devised to consider which patients may be at greatest risk.
