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Structural discrimination and its relation to disparate outcomes in the COVID-19 pandemic

Structural discrimination is evident in residential inequity between black and white populations in the United States. Black people are more likely to live in high-poverty areas than any other Americans. Living in high-poverty neighborhoods usually means low quality and underfunded school districts, high crime levels, poor air quality, and limited access to healthcare and jobs. It may be difficult to follow public health recommendations, such as social isolation and quarantine, while living in a congested, impoverished neighborhood. It is also difficult to work from home because black people and other minorities are more likely to have jobs that are not possible to do from home.

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Updated 2021-01-23

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SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19)

Biomedical Sciences