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Review
. 2021 Sep;34(3):82-88.
doi: 10.1053/j.semvascsurg.2021.08.002. Epub 2021 Aug 9.

Health care disparities during the COVID-19 pandemic

Elizabeth Ann Andraska  1 , Olamide Alabi  2 , Chelsea Dorsey  3 , Young Erben  4 , Gabriela Velazquez  5 , Camila Franco-Mesa  4 , Ulka Sachdev  6
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Review

Health care disparities during the COVID-19 pandemic

Elizabeth Ann Andraska et al. Semin Vasc Surg. 2021 Sep.

Abstract

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, is a pandemic with more than 32 million cases and more than 500,000 deaths nationwide. With the significant health consequences seen secondary to COVID-19, health care disparities have been further exacerbated. Mechanisms that have been proposed to account for the increased disparity seen during the COVID-19 pandemic are multifactorial. This review of the literature outlines the unique barriers to health and disparities that are associated with vulnerable communities who have been most impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States.

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