COVID-19: Racial Disparities and Crisis Standards of Care | NLM

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COVID-19: Racial Disparities and Crisis Standards of Care

05/06/2020 12:00 AM EDT

Source: Network for Public Health Law. Published: 5/6/2020. This nine-page issue brief examines evidence of racial disparities with respect to COVID-19 infections and deaths, possible causes, and legal protections against race discrimination. It also provides an overview of crisis standards of care (CSC) planning, including key ethical features that may be utilized to ensure that CSC planning incorporates concerns about racial inequity. (PDF)