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Lerner Center for Public Health Promotion and Population Health

Population Health Research Brief Series

The Unequal Burden of Long COVID

Marc A. Garcia, Catherine García, and Erin Bisesti

November 2022

Abstract

Racial/ethnic disparities in U.S. COVID-19 infections, hospitalizations, and deaths have been well documented. However, less research has focused on racial/ethnic disparities in long COVID. This data slice summarizes data from the U.S. Census Household Pulse Survey and reports that although there are no significant racial/ethnic differences in overall activity limitations from long COVID, a higher percentage of Black and Hispanic/Latino adults report experiencing “significant” activity limitations compared to Whites.

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