Open AccessThe clinical epidemiology of coronavirus disease 2019 in children and adolescents mirrors the widening gap in healthcare disparities
Author(s) -
Elissa Zirinsky,
Elijah Paintsil,
Carlos Rocha Oliveira
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
current opinion in pediatrics, with evaluated medline/current opinion in pediatrics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.817
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 1080-8116
pISSN - 1040-8703
DOI - 10.1097/mop.0000000000001018
Subject(s) - epidemiology , medicine , pandemic , ethnic group , disease , health equity , population , pediatrics , public health , environmental health , covid-19 , infectious disease (medical specialty) , pathology , sociology , anthropology
The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic has exacerbated the longstanding racial/ethnic health disparities in the USA, with a disproportionately negative effect on children of color. This review summarizes recently published studies that describe the clinical epidemiology and racial/ethnic disparities associated with SARS-CoV-2 in children.