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Covid-19 Risk Among Temporary Protected Status Beneficiaries, Diana Estefania Estrada Alamo
Covid-19 Risk Among Temporary Protected Status Beneficiaries, Diana Estefania Estrada Alamo
Public Health Theses
The current federal response of the United States to the COVID-19 pandemic has created conditions and resulted in unintended consequences that may be disproportionately increasing the risk of COVID-19 infection and sequelae for immigrant populations. This investigative thesis explores whether states with a greater percentage of Temporary Protected Status beneficiaries experience more COVID-19 related deaths as compared to the rest of the United States. Using a multiple linear regression model for statistical analysis, covariates under consideration include the number of COVID-19 confirmed cases, tests performed, hospitalizations reported, as well as the population density of each state and the proportion of …