Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Hospital Admissions from COVID-19: Determining the Impact of Neighborhood Deprivation and Primary Language.
Nicholas E IngrahamLaura N PurcellBasil S KaramR Adams DudleyMichael G UsherChristopher A WarlickMichele L AllenGenevieve B MeltonAnthony CharlesChristopher J TignanelliPublished in: Journal of general internal medicine (2021)
Minority populations have increased odds of severe COVID-19 independent of neighborhood deprivation, a commonly suspected driver of disparate outcomes. Non-English-speaking accounts for differences across and within minority populations. These results support the ongoing need to determine the mechanisms that contribute to disparities during COVID-19 while also highlighting the underappreciated role primary language plays in COVID-19 severity among minority groups.