Diffusion segregation and the disproportionate incidence of COVID-19 in African American communities.

ABSTRACT: One of the most concerning aspects of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic is that it disproportionately affects people from some specific ethnic and socio-economic minorities. In particular, since from the beginning of the pandemic it has been clear that people from Black and African American backgrounds seem to be hit especially hard by the virus, creating a substantial infection gap. The observed abnormal impact on these ethnic groups could probably be due to the co-occurrence of other known risk factors, including co-morbidity, poverty, level of education, access to healthcare, residential segregation and response to cures, although those factors do not seem able to explain fully and in depth the excess incidence of infections and deaths among African Americans. Here, we introduce the concept

SUBMITTER: Bassolas A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7879774 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature