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Race/Socioeconomic Status And Covid-19: A Narrative Review, Olubunmi Oladunjoye, Akinwale Akingbule, Adebola Omogunwa, Logan Lawson, Anthony Donato
Race/Socioeconomic Status And Covid-19: A Narrative Review, Olubunmi Oladunjoye, Akinwale Akingbule, Adebola Omogunwa, Logan Lawson, Anthony Donato
Advances in Clinical Medical Research and Healthcare Delivery
Background: COVID-19 infection has resulted in more than 620 million infections and 6.6 million deaths. Since the pandemic, many articles have been published on socioeconomic and racial disparities in COVID-19 infection and its outcomes. This article aims to review the impact of race and socioeconomic status on COVID-19 infection and vice versa.
Findings: Most studies showed an increase in COVID infections and hospitalizations in communities of color, with some showing higher mortality rates while others did not. Social determinants, including insurance and care access, food security, housing security appear to have worsened over the same period for these …
Community And Provider Acceptability Of The Covid-19 Vaccine: A Systematic Review And Meta-Analysis, Christian Akem Dimala, Benjamin Momo Kadia, Hai Nguyen, Anthony Donato
Community And Provider Acceptability Of The Covid-19 Vaccine: A Systematic Review And Meta-Analysis, Christian Akem Dimala, Benjamin Momo Kadia, Hai Nguyen, Anthony Donato
Advances in Clinical Medical Research and Healthcare Delivery
Background:
The novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines may help control the current pandemic but would require immunization levels that would achieve herd immunity. This study aimed to quantify current COVID-19 vaccine acceptance rates, as well as characterize the determinants, enablers and barriers to vaccine acceptability across the globe by synthesizing published evidence.
Methods:
A systematic review and meta-analysis of studies was performed on studies assessing the acceptability of a COVID-19 vaccine published between November 1st, 2019, and November 30th, 2020. PubMed, Embase and Cochrane central were searched for eligible studies. Data extracted from retained studies was …