Could we have predicted that the second deadliest pandemic encountered since the influenza pandemic of 1918 would result in the highest mortality and adverse health outcomes among minority and underserved populations in the United States? Given the abundant evidence documenting the disproportionately high burden of preventable disease, disability, and injury among these underserved groups, our answer should echo a resounding ‘yes’.

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CoV-2 大流行之下的余烬：美国健康不平等和差距持续燃烧的表象

我们能否预测到，自 1918 年流感大流行以来遭遇的第二次最致命的大流行会导致美国少数族裔和服务不足的人群中最高的死亡率和不良健康后果？鉴于有大量证据表明这些服务不足的群体中可预防的疾病、残疾和伤害负担过重，我们的回答应该是响亮的“是”。