Document Type
Article
Publication Date
3-2-2021
Department
Anthropology
Language
English
Publication Title
BMJ Global Health
Abstract
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Globally, Indigenous populations have fared poorly in relation to their non-Indigenous counterparts in previous pandemics hence it is important to assess how they are faring in the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Due to the vulnerability of Indigenous people to more severe outcomes of COVID-19 because of both historical and contemporary issues impacting overall health status, timely and accurate data should be urgently collated and reported.
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This study highlights major gaps in data collation and analysis of COVID-19 by Indigenous status.
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In countries where there appears to be good control of COVID-19, this has benefits for Indigenous peoples; conversely the same is true.
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Without available epidemiological data on Indigenous populations, it will also be difficult to justify vaccine prioritisation for these populations in some countries.
DOI
10.1136/bmjgh-2020-004655
Recommended Citation
Mallard, Alistair, Maria Amalia Pesantes, Carol Zavaleta-Cortijo, and James Ward. "An Urgent Call to Collect Data Related to COVID-19 and Indigenous Populations Globally." BMJ Global Health 6, no. 3 (2021): e004655. https://gh.bmj.com/content/6/3/e004655
Comments
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