Elevated Mortality Among People Experiencing Homelessness With COVID-19
Open Access
- 4 June 2021
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Open Forum Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 8 (7), ofab301
- https://doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofab301
Abstract
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.Funding Information
- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (T32HS000046)
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