COVID-19 Mortality in California Based on Death Certificates: Disproportionate Impacts Across Racial/Ethnic Groups and Nativity.

Erika Garcia Sandrah P EckelZhanghua ChenKenan Li Frank D Gilliland

Published in: medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences (2021)

Differential COVID-19 mortality was observed in California across racial/ethnic groups and by ethnicity/nativity groups with evidence of greater disparities among younger age groups. Identifying COVID-19 disparities is an initial step towards mitigating disease impacts in vulnerable communities.

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