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Less Worthy Lives? We Must Prioritize People With Intellectual And Developmental Disabilities In Covid-19 Vaccine Allocation, Scott D. Landes, Margaret A. Turk, Katherine E. Mcdonald, Maya Sabatello Dec 2020

Less Worthy Lives? We Must Prioritize People With Intellectual And Developmental Disabilities In Covid-19 Vaccine Allocation, Scott D. Landes, Margaret A. Turk, Katherine E. Mcdonald, Maya Sabatello

Population Health Research Brief Series

Individuals with developmental and intellectual disability should prioritized during COVID-19 vaccination allocation.


Increased Covid-19 Risk For Adults With Intellectual And/Or Developmental Disability Living In Residential Group Homes, Scott D. Landes Jun 2020

Increased Covid-19 Risk For Adults With Intellectual And/Or Developmental Disability Living In Residential Group Homes, Scott D. Landes

Population Health Research Brief Series

Adults with intellectual and/or developmental disability living in group homes in New York are at higher risk of severe COVID-19 outcomes, including death.


Covid-19 And Pneumonia: Increased Risk For Individuals With Intellectual And Developmental Disabilities During The Pandemic, Scott D. Landes, Dalton Stevens, Margaret A. Turk Apr 2020

Covid-19 And Pneumonia: Increased Risk For Individuals With Intellectual And Developmental Disabilities During The Pandemic, Scott D. Landes, Dalton Stevens, Margaret A. Turk

Population Health Research Brief Series

Adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) are more likely to develop pneumonia than adults without IDD. This brief describes the implications of higher rates of pneumonia among individuals with IDD for increased risk of serious complications (including death) from COVID-19.


Potential Impacts Of Covid-19 On Individuals With Intellectual And Developmental Disability: A Call For Accurate Cause Of Death Reporting, Dalton Stevens, Scott D. Landes Apr 2020

Potential Impacts Of Covid-19 On Individuals With Intellectual And Developmental Disability: A Call For Accurate Cause Of Death Reporting, Dalton Stevens, Scott D. Landes

Population Health Research Brief Series

Why might the COVID19 case fatality rate be higher among people with intellectual and development disabilities?