Robust Testing in Outpatient Settings to Explore COVID-19 Epidemiology: Disparities in Race/Ethnicity and Age, Salt Lake County, Utah, 2020.

Sharia M AhmedRashmee U ShahValerie FernandezSara GrineskiBenjamin BrintzMatthew H SamoreMatthew J FerrariDaniel T LeungLindsay T Keegan

Published in: Public health reports (Washington, D.C. : 1974) (2021)

We found disparities by race/ethnicity and age in access to testing and in receiving a positive test result among outpatients tested for SARS-CoV-2. Further research and public health outreach on addressing racial/ethnic and age disparities will be needed to effectively combat the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic in the United States.

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