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Something that should surprise no one: #COVID19 death rates were higher for individuals from lower socioeconomic backgrounds and more socially vulnerable areas.
STUDY evaluated death rates by social vulnerability quartiles at the county level in the US. Compared to the first quartile, "Adjusted rate ratios for COVID-19 deaths in the overall index ranking were 1.06, 1.14, and 1.41 for the second, third and fourth quartiles, respectively."
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40615-024-02192-w
STUDY evaluated death rates by social vulnerability quartiles at the county level in the US. Compared to the first quartile, "Adjusted rate ratios for COVID-19 deaths in the overall index ranking were 1.06, 1.14, and 1.41 for the second, third and fourth quartiles, respectively."
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40615-024-02192-w