einstein (São Paulo). 03/Dec/2021;19:eCE6734.
COVID-19 and race/color disparity: a brief analysis of the indigenous population in a state in the Brazilian Amazon
DOI: 10.31744/einstein_journal/2021CE6734
Dear Editor,
After more than one year of the first case of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), in Brazil,() race/color disparity among affected individuals has great epidemiological relevance in the country.() In this context, indigenous individuals have shown significant vulnerability to SARS-CoV-2.() A seroprevalence survey for SARS-CoV-2 showed prevalence among natives of 6.4%, which is much higher than among whites (1.4%).() In the United States, an expressive unequal relation has also been described among American Indians and Alaska Natives, when compared with the non-Hispanic white population.()
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