Understanding Drivers of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Racial Disparities: A Population-Level Analysis of COVID-19 Testing Among Black and White Populations.

Aaloke ModyKristin PfeifaufCory BradleyBranson FoxMatifadza G HlatshwayoWill RossVetta Sanders-ThompsonKaren Joynt MaddoxMat ReidheadMario SchootmanWilliam G PowderlyElvin H Geng

Published in: Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (2021)

Black populations had consistently lower COVID-19 testing rates per diagnosed case than White populations in 2 Missouri regions. Public health strategies should proactively focus on addressing equity gaps in COVID-19 testing to improve equity of the overall response.

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