Structural Vulnerability in the U.S. Revealed in Three Waves of COVID-19
Jamie Solis, Carlos Franco‐Paredes, Andrés F. Henao‐Martínez, Martin Kršák, Shanta M. Zimmer
Abstract
The novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has unveiled underlying health inequities throughout the United States. The pandemic has spread across U.S. states, affecting different vulnerable populations, including both inner-city and rural populations, and those living in congregate settings such as nursing homes and assisted-living facilities. In addition, since early April, there has been an increasing number of outbreaks of COVID-19 in jails and prisons. We describe three overlapping epidemiologic waves of spread of COVID-19 linked to three different kinds of structural vulnerabilities.
Topics & Concepts
PandemicCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)OutbreakGeography2019-20 coronavirus outbreakVulnerability (computing)Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)Environmental healthBetacoronavirusSocioeconomicsMedicineVirologyDiseaseInfectious disease (medical specialty)SociologyPathologyComputer securityComputer scienceFood Security and Health in Diverse PopulationsGeriatric Care and Nursing HomesHealth disparities and outcomes