Abstract
Social determinants of health in the African diaspora drive the lack of disease testing, increased prevalence of comorbid disease and reduced access to drugs, resulting in disproportionately higher COVID-19-related mortality among Black individuals than the rest of the population. We urge decisive attention to and action against ethnicity-based inequities that undermine cardiovascular health.
MeSH terms
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Antiviral Agents / supply & distribution
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Betacoronavirus
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Black People / statistics & numerical data
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COVID-19
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Cardiovascular Diseases / epidemiology*
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Comorbidity
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Coronavirus Infections* / epidemiology
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Coronavirus Infections* / ethnology
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Health Services Accessibility / standards
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Health Services Needs and Demand
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Health Status Disparities
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Healthcare Disparities / ethnology*
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Humans
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Mortality
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Pandemics*
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Pneumonia, Viral* / epidemiology
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Pneumonia, Viral* / ethnology
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Prevalence
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SARS-CoV-2
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United States / epidemiology