During the coronavirus pandemic, public discourse generally accepted the premise that disparate outcomes among racial groups were not due to any biological differences between those demographics. Discussions instead focused on the socioeconomic and political factors that fuel health inequality.
The same cannot be said for disparate COVID-19 outcomes between men and women. Overall, men are more likely to die should they contract COVID-19. Analysis of that fact has largely clung to assumed sex-related variables around genetics and hormones and how that could potentially affect the immune system.
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The result, however, is the overlooking of one of the most adversely affected demographics: Black women, who, based on a new research paper from Harvard are more likely to die from COVID-19 than any other demographic except Black men.
Black Women are Dying of COVID-19 at Higher Rates Than Men in Other Racial/Ethnic Groups
According to a new paper in
the Journal of General Internal Medicine, published by the GenderSci Lab at Harvard University, Black women are reportedly dying at significantly higher rates than white men, and disparities in mortality rates among women of all races are greater than those between white women and white men.
A statement also said that the study is the first to quantify the inequities in COVID-19 mortality, when examining both race and sex group. GenderSci Lab reportedly published the first analysis of sex disparity in COVID-19 mortality across racial groups, while emphasizing the specific vulnerability of Black women.
Sex disparities in COVID-19 deaths hide high toll on Black women
Around the world, more men than women have died from COVID-19. But focusing on differences between sexes without also looking at race and other variables may obscure important determinants of individual risk, according to a new study led by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health’s Tamara Rushovich, PhD ’25, and colleagues at Harvard’s GenderSci Lab.
In an analysis of COVID-19 deaths by race and sex in Georgia and Michigan, the researchers found that Black women died at more than three times the rates of white men and Asian men. The only other group more likely to die from the disease was Black men.
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Study sheds light on inequities in COVID-19 mortality across racial groups
Black women are dying at significantly higher rates than white men, and that disparity in mortality rates among women of all races are greater than those between white women and white men. These are the findings of a new study led by Harvard University researchers.ANI | Cambridge (Massachusetts) | Updated: 06-04-2021 16:37 IST | Created: 06-04-2021 16:37 IST
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Black women are dying at significantly higher rates than white men, and that disparity in mortality rates among women of all races are greater than those between white women and white men. These are the findings of a new study led by Harvard University researchers. The results of the new research were published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine.