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COVID-19 in the Americas: Who’s Looking After Refugees and Migrants?

Author(s) -

Maximo O. Brito

Publication year - 2020

Publication title -

annals of global health

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.602

H-Index - 66

ISSN - 2214-9996

DOI - 10.5334/aogh.2915

Subject(s) - refugee , covid-19 , context (archaeology) , geopolitics , political science , development economics , economic growth , geography , virology , medicine , politics , outbreak , law , disease , infectious disease (medical specialty) , economics , archaeology , pathology

Several characteristics of refugee and migrant populations make them susceptible to acquire COVID-19. To fully understand the impact of COVID-19 on refugees and migrants in the Americas, it is important to consider the broader geopolitical context and appreciate the differences among migratory groups. There are three migrant groups in the Americas that are particularly susceptible to COVID-19: Central American migrants at the northern Mexico border, Venezuelans within South America, and Haitians in the Dominican Republic. Refugees and displaced migrants are the world’s collective responsibility, and thus, it would be imprudent to displace their care to resource constrained developing nations.

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