COVID-19 Testing Equity in New York City During the First 2 Years of the Pandemic: Demographic Analysis of Free Testing Data.

ABSTRACT:

Background

COVID-19 has caused over 46,000 deaths in New York City, with a disproportional impact on certain communities. As part of the COVID-19 response, the city has directly administered over 6 million COVID-19 tests (in addition to millions of indirectly administered tests not covered in this analysis) at no cost to individuals, resulting in nearly half a million positive results. Given that the prevalence of testing, throughout the pandemic, has tended to be higher in more affluent areas, these tests were targeted to areas with fewer resources.

Objective

This study aimed to evaluate the impact of New York City's COVID-19 testing program; specifically, we aimed to review its ability to provide equitable testing in economically, geographically, and demographically divers

SUBMITTER: Rosenfeld D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11924968 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature