Elevated Mortality Among People Experiencing Homelessness With COVID-19 | Zendy

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Elevated Mortality Among People Experiencing Homelessness With COVID-19

Author(s) -

Kathryn M. Leifheit,

Lelia H. Chaisson,

Jesus Medina,

Rafik Wahbi,

Chelsea L. Shover

Publication year - 2021

Publication title -

open forum infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.546

H-Index - 35

ISSN - 2328-8957

DOI - 10.1093/ofid/ofab301

Subject(s) - case fatality rate , medicine , covid-19 , population , demography , gerontology , environmental health , virology , outbreak , disease , sociology , infectious disease (medical specialty)

We reviewed publicly available data from major US health jurisdictions to compare severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 case fatality rates in people experiencing homelessness with the general population. The case fatality rate among people experiencing homelessness was 1.3 times (95% CI, 1.1–1.5) that of the general population, suggesting that people experiencing homelessness should be prioritized for vaccination.

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