Geographies of death: Study maps COVID-19 health disparities in Greater Santiago

Transporter imbalance implicated in schizophrenia
27 April 2021
Circadian clock in the mouse placenta
27 April 2021

Geographies of death: Study maps COVID-19 health disparities in Greater Santiago

People up to age 40 living in economically depressed municipalities in the Greater Santiago, Chile, metropolitan area were three times more likely to die as a result of the infection than their counterparts in wealthier areas, researchers report in the journal Science. People ages 41-80 in low socioeconomic-status municipalities also suffered more from the pandemic than their peers in more affluent areas, the team found.

Comments are closed.