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Title: A First Look: Disparities in COVID-19 Mortality Among US-Born and Foreign-Born Minnesota Residents

Citation Type: Journal Article

Publication Year: 2021

ISSN: 1573-7829

DOI: 10.1007/S11113-021-09668-1

Abstract: This research brief provides one of the first examinations of the impact of COVID-19 mortality on immigrant communities in the United States. In the absence of national data, we examine COVID-19 deaths in Minnesota, historically one of the major U.S. refugee destinations, using individual-level death certificates obtained from the Minnesota Department of Health Office of Vital Records. Minnesota’s foreign-born crude COVID-19 death rates were similar to rates for the US-born, but COVID-19 death rates adjusted for age and gender were twice as high among the foreign-born. Among foreign-born Latinos, in particular, COVID-19 mortality was concentrated in relatively younger, prime working age men. Moreover, the place-based and temporal patterns of COVID-19 mortality were quite distinct, with the majority of US-born mortality concentrated in long-term care facilities and late in 2020, and foreign-born mortality occurring outside of residential institutions and earlier in the pandemic. The disparate impacts of COVID-19 for foreign-born Minnesotans demonstrate the need for targeted public health planning and intervention in immigrant communities.

Url: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11113-021-09668-1

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Authors: Horner, Kimberly; Wrigley-Field, Elizabeth; Leider, Jonathon P.

Periodical (Full): Population Research and Policy Review 2021

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Pages: 1-14

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