Noreen Goldman & Theresa Andrasfay - Princeton and USC
Racial and Ethnic Differentials in COVID-19 Mortality
Date: 03/11/2021 (Thu)
Time: 3:30pm- 5:00pm
Location: This seminar will be held remotely via Zoom. (Please sign in to see the link.)
Organizer: Giovanna Merli
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1:30pm - Jessica West
2:00pm - Allison Stolte
2:30pm - Giovanna Merli
3:30pm - Seminar Presentation (3:30pm to 5:00pm)
Additional Comments: COVID-19 has resulted in a staggering death toll in the US: approximately 350,000 deaths in 2020, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Black, Latino, and Native Americans have experienced a disproportionate burden of COVID-19 morbidity and mortality, reflecting persistent structural inequalities that increase risk of exposure to COVID-19 and mortality risk for those infected. We present results from two studies that seek to quantify the racial and ethnic disparities in the mortality impact of COVID-19 and under-stand the determinants of these disparities. First, we estimate the impact of COVID-19 on life expectancy at birth and at age 65 for 2020, for the total US population and by race and ethnicity. Second, we estimate standardized relative deaths rates for Native Americans compared with other racial and ethnic groups and examine risk factors that provide insight into the huge geographical variation and high rates of COVID-19 mortality for Native Americans. We briefly examine the potential role of high-risk occupational exposure to account for high rates of COVID-19 mortality among Blacks, Latinos, and Native Americans.