Open AccessInequities as a Social Determinant of Health: Responsibility in Paying Attention to the Poor and Vulnerable at Risk of Covid-19
Author(s) -
Salah Eddin Karimi,
Sina Ahmadi,
Neda SoleimanvandiAzar
Publication year - 2021
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.579
H-Index - 13
ISSN - 2279-9028
DOI - 10.4081/jphr.2021.1904
Subject(s) - quarantine , covid-19 , china , medicine , environmental health , disease , business , political science , virology , infectious disease (medical specialty) , outbreak , pathology , law
To the Editor
In December 2019, in Wuhan, Hubei province, China, a disease of viral origin was identified among people working in or around the seafood and animal market. Covid-19 is a causative agent of acute respiratory syndrome. Almost 26-36% of patients need special care and about 4-15% of them die. Due to the lack of vaccines and effective treatment, the best way to prevent its spread is to quarantine patients and track their contact with other people in the community, trying to reduce mortality and protect the elderly, the vulnerable and special patients...