Health disparities in COVID-19: immune and vascular changes are linked to disease severity and persist in a high-risk population in Riverside County, California

• Main Authors: Kristina V. Bergersen (Author), Kathy Pham (Author), Jiang Li (Author), Michael T. Ulrich (Author), Patrick Merrill (Author), Yuxin He (Author), Sumaya Alaama (Author), Xinru Qiu (Author), Indira S. Harahap-Carrillo (Author), Keita Ichii (Author), Shyleen Frost (Author), Marcus Kaul (Author), Adam Godzik (Author), Erica C. Heinrich (Author), Meera G. Nair (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Health disparities in underserved communities, such as inadequate healthcare access, impact COVID-19 disease outcomes. These disparities are evident in Hispanic populations nationwide, with disproportionately high infection and mortality rates. Furthermore, infected individuals c...