tetano
Editor, Senior Moderator
Open Forum Infect Dis
. 2021 Jun 4;8(7)
fab301.
doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofab301. eCollection 2021 Jul.
Elevated Mortality Among People Experiencing Homelessness With COVID-19
Kathryn M Leifheit[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Lelia H Chaisson[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Jesus A Medina[SUP] 1 3 [/SUP], Rafik N Wahbi[SUP] 4 [/SUP], Chelsea L Shover[SUP] 5 [/SUP]
Affiliations
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.
Keywords: COVID-19; case fatality rate; homelessness; public health surveillance.
. 2021 Jun 4;8(7)
fab301.doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofab301. eCollection 2021 Jul.
Elevated Mortality Among People Experiencing Homelessness With COVID-19
Kathryn M Leifheit[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Lelia H Chaisson[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Jesus A Medina[SUP] 1 3 [/SUP], Rafik N Wahbi[SUP] 4 [/SUP], Chelsea L Shover[SUP] 5 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 34291120
- PMCID: PMC8195116
- DOI: 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.
Keywords: COVID-19; case fatality rate; homelessness; public health surveillance.