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Editorial
. 2021 Dec;174(12):1755-1756.
doi: 10.7326/M21-3841. Epub 2021 Oct 5.

Reversing the Tide of Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Excess Deaths During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Yvonne Commodore-Mensah  1 , Lisa A Cooper  2
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Editorial

Reversing the Tide of Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Excess Deaths During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Yvonne Commodore-Mensah et al. Ann Intern Med. 2021 Dec.

Abstract

In their study, Shiels and colleagues sought to capture racial and ethnic disparities in excess COVID-19 and non–COVID-19 deaths between March and December 2020. The editorialists discuss the findings and the actions needed to reverse the observed disparities.

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