Association of race/ethnicity and severe housing problems with COVID-19 deaths in the United States: Analysis of the first three waves.

The objective of this study is to assess the associations of race/ethnicity and severe housing problems with COVID-19 death rates in the US throughout the first three waves of the COVID-19 pandemic in the US. We conducted a cross-sectional study using a negative binomial regression model to estimate factors associated with COVID-19 deaths in 3063 US counties between March 2020 and July 2021 by wave and pooled across all three waves. In Wave 1, counties with larger percentages of Black, Hispanic, American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN), and Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) residents experienced a greater risk of deaths per 100,000 residents of +22.

Associations of Race/Ethnicity and Food Insecurity With COVID-19 Infection Rates Across US Counties.

Importance: Food insecurity is prevalent among racial/ethnic minority populations in the US. To date, few studies have examined the association between pre-COVID-19 experiences of food insecurity and COVID-19 infection rates through a race/ethnicity lens.

Objective: To examine the associations of race/ethnicity and past experiences of food insecurity with COVID-19 infection rates and the interactions of race/ethnicity and food insecurity, while controlling for demographic, socioeconomic, risk exposure, and geographic confounders.