Patterns of COVID-19 testing and mortality by race and ethnicity among United States veterans: A nationwide cohort study.
Christopher T RentschFarah Kidwai-KhanJanet P TateLesley S ParkJoseph T KingMelissa SkandersonRonald George HauserAnna SchultzeChristopher I JarvisMark HolodniyVincent Lo ReKathleen M AkgünKristina CrothersTamar Hamosh TaddeiMatthew S FreibergAmy C JusticePublished in: PLoS medicine (2020)
In this nationwide study, we found that Black and Hispanic individuals are experiencing an excess burden of SARS-CoV-2 infection not entirely explained by underlying medical conditions or where they live or receive care. There is an urgent need to proactively tailor strategies to contain and prevent further outbreaks in racial and ethnic minority communities.