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COVID-19 and disparities affecting ethnic minorities

LANCET (2021)

International estimates of intended uptake and refusal of COVID-19 vaccines: A rapid systematic review and meta-analysis of large nationally representative samples

Eric Robinson et al.

Summary: The global willingness to uptake COVID-19 vaccines is decreasing while refusal to vaccinate is increasing. Factors such as gender, age, lower income and education levels, and belonging to ethnic minority groups are associated with lower intentions to vaccinate.

VACCINE (2021)

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Article Medicine, General & Internal

Ethnic differences in SARS-CoV-2 infection and COVID-19-related hospitalisation, intensive care unit admission, and death in 17 million adults in England: an observational cohort study using the OpenSAFELY platform

Rohini Mathur et al.

Summary: The study found that some minority ethnic populations in England have higher risks of testing positive for SARS-CoV-2 and experiencing adverse COVID-19 outcomes compared to the White population, even after adjusting for sociodemographic, clinical, and household characteristics.

LANCET (2021)

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Article Medical Informatics

Renin-angiotensin system blockers and susceptibility to COVID-19: an international, open science, cohort analysis

Daniel R. Morales et al.

Summary: The study found no significant association between the use of ACEIs or ARBs and COVID-19 diagnosis and hospital admission in patients with hypertension, suggesting that users should not stop or change their treatment to reduce the risk of COVID-19.

LANCET DIGITAL HEALTH (2021)

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Article Public, Environmental & Occupational Health