When lockdown policies amplify social inequalities in COVID-19 infections: evidence from a cross-sectional population-based survey in France.

Nathalie BajosFlorence JusotAriane PailhéAlexis SpireClaude MartinLaurence MeyerNathalie LydiéJeanna-Eve FranckMarie ZinsFabrice Carratnull null

Published in: BMC public health (2021)

Lockdown was associated with social inequalities in the decline in COVID-19 infections, calling for the adoption of preventive policies to account for living and working conditions. Such adoptions are critical to reduce social inequalities related to COVID-19, as working-class individuals also have the highest COVID-19 related mortality, due to higher prevalence of comorbidities.

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