Decreasing comorbidities among BIPOC groups could lessen hospitalization disparities

Decreasing comorbidities and increasing vaccination rates among Black, indigenous and other people of color could help balance out symptomatic infection rates, according to a modeling study assessing interventions in these communities.
“During the COVID-19 pandemic, the hospitalization and mortality rates were terribly unequitable, with [Black, indigenous, and other people of color (BIPOC)] communities populations carrying a disproportionate burden of disease,” Laura Matrajt, PhD, associate professor in the University of Washington’s Department of Applied Mathematics, told

Decreasing comorbidities and increasing vaccination rates among Black, indigenous and other people of color could help balance out symptomatic infection rates, according to a modeling study assessing interventions in these communities.
“During the COVID-19 pandemic, the hospitalization and mortality rates were terribly unequitable, with [Black, indigenous, and other people of color (BIPOC)] communities populations carrying a disproportionate burden of disease,” Laura Matrajt, PhD, associate professor in the University of Washington’s Department of Applied Mathematics, told