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Review
. 2021 Mar;17(3):125-126.
doi: 10.1038/s41584-020-00524-8.

Removing barriers and disparities in health: lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic

Emily Sirotich  1 , Jonathan S Hausmann  2   3
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Review

Removing barriers and disparities in health: lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic

Emily Sirotich et al. Nat Rev Rheumatol. 2021 Mar.

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic has compelled the global community to work together to understand SARS-CoV-2 and mitigate its effects, but it has also highlighted health disparities faced by people from minority racial or ethnic groups and other marginalized populations. International collaboration needs to be leveraged to address these disparities and inequities.

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Conflict of interest statement

J.S.H. has received grants from the Rheumatology Research Foundation, Childhood Arthritis and Rheumatology Research Alliance (CARRA), and has acted as a consultant to Novartis, unrelated to this work. E.S. is a Board Member of the Canadian Arthritis Patient Alliance, a patient run, volunteer-based organization whose activities are primarily supported by independent grants from pharmaceutical companies.

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