April 14, 2020

Impact of Social Vulnerability on COVID-19 Incidence and Outcomes in the United States

Category: Article Summary

Topic: Clinical Characteristics and Health Care Setting

• This study found that each percentile increase in county-level social vulnerability to disasters, measured using the Social Vulnerability Index, was associated with a 63% higher case fatality rate (CFR) after adjusting for other factors. Both CFR and incidence of COVID-19 were significantly higher in counties with lower socio-economic status and higher proportion of minority populations.

Nayak et al. (April 14, 2020). Impact of Social Vulnerability on COVID-19 Incidence and Outcomes in the United States. Pre-print downloaded Apr 14 from https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.04.10.20060962