2022
DOI: 10.1136/medethics-2021-107436
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Research in the USA on COVID-19’s long-term effects: measures needed to ensure black, indigenous and Latinx communities are not left behind

Abstract: The SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) pandemic continues to expose underlying inequities in healthcare for black, indigenous and Latinx communities in the USA. The gaps in equitable care for communities of colour transcend the diagnosis, treatment and vaccinations related to COVID-19. We are experiencing a continued gap across racial and socioeconomic lines for those who suffer prolonged effects of COVID-19, also known as ‘Long COVID-19’. What we know about the treatment for Long COVID-19 so far is that it is complex, req… Show more

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“…1 The causative virus mutated repeatedly, and COVID-19 still affects public health and socioeconomics today. 4 In the past two years, there has been much discussion about human life, public health, and socioeconomic aspects, but it is debatable whether appropriate decisions have been made regarding the most prolonged global infectious disease ever experienced by humankind in recent years.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…1 The causative virus mutated repeatedly, and COVID-19 still affects public health and socioeconomics today. 4 In the past two years, there has been much discussion about human life, public health, and socioeconomic aspects, but it is debatable whether appropriate decisions have been made regarding the most prolonged global infectious disease ever experienced by humankind in recent years.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Yet those defining the problems and formulating the solutions are typically not those most acutely affected. For example, the COVID pandemic has highlighted how women, minority groups and those in developing countries bear a much higher burden as a consequence of reduced access to support and resources (Benski et al, 2020;Ho and Dascalu, 2020;Medeiros et al, 2023). Similarly, the impacts of climate change, such as bushfires and intense tropical storms, disproportionately affect those who already have less, compounding their disadvantage.…”
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confidence: 99%