The relation between the social and the biological and COVID-19.
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Peer-reviewed
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Authors
Kelly, MP
Abstract
Social factors have been linked to disease severity and mortality in COVID-19. These social factors are ethnicity, social disadvantage, age, gender and occupation. Pre-existing medical conditions have also been identified as an increasing risk. This paper explores the relationship between these social and biological factors using a syndemic frame of reference. The paper argues that although the associations have been very well documented, the mechanisms linking the social factors and disease outcomes are not well understood. An approach that seeks to find commensurability between the social and the biological, is suggested.
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Keywords
COVID-19, Health inequalities, Social and biological interactions, Syndemic, COVID-19, Ethnicity, Humans, SARS-CoV-2, Syndemic
Journal Title
Public Health
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0033-3506
1476-5616
1476-5616
Volume Title
196
Publisher
Elsevier BV