Ethnic differences in risk of severe Covid-19: To what extent are they driven by exposure?

Rhiannon EdgeDiana A van der PlaatVaughan ParsonsDavid CoggonMartie van TongerenRupert MuiryPaul CullinanIra Madan

Published in: Journal of public health (Oxford, England) (2021)

Residual differences in risk of short term Covid-19 sickness absences among ethnic groups may reflect differences in non-occupational exposure to SARS-CoV-2. Our results indicate ethnic differences in vulnerability to Covid-19, which may be only partly explained by medical comorbidities.

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