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. 2020 Jul;103(1):25-27.
doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.20-0391. Epub 2020 May 7.

Structural Vulnerability in the U.S. Revealed in Three Waves of COVID-19

Jamie Solis  1   2 , Carlos Franco-Paredes  1   2   3 , Andrés F Henao-Martínez  1   2 , Martin Krsak  1   2 , Shanta M Zimmer  1   2
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Structural Vulnerability in the U.S. Revealed in Three Waves of COVID-19

Jamie Solis et al. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2020 Jul.

Abstract

The novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has unveiled underlying health inequities throughout the United States. The pandemic has spread across U.S. states, affecting different vulnerable populations, including both inner-city and rural populations, and those living in congregate settings such as nursing homes and assisted-living facilities. In addition, since early April, there has been an increasing number of outbreaks of COVID-19 in jails and prisons. We describe three overlapping epidemiologic waves of spread of COVID-19 linked to three different kinds of structural vulnerabilities.

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