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Why inequality could spread COVID-19

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Ahmed, Faheem, Ahmed, Na'eem, Pissarides, Christopher, Stiglitz, Joseph·2020·The Lancet Public Health

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Pandemics rarely affect all people in a uniform way. The Black Death in the 14th century reduced the global population by a third, with the highest number of deaths observed among the poorest populations.1 Densely populated with malnourished and overworked peasants, medieval Europe was a fertile breeding ground for the bubonic plague. Seven centuries on—with a global gross domestic product of almost US$100 trillion—is our world adequately resourced to prevent another pandemic?2 Current evidence from the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic would suggest otherwise.

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Authors
Ahmed, F., Ahmed, N., Pissarides, C., & Stiglitz, J.
Affiliations
  • NHS England (GB)
  • London School of Economics and Political Science (GB)
  • Columbia University (US)
Corresponding author
Ahmed, Faheem
Venue
The Lancet Public Health
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2020-05
Volume
5
Issue
5
Pages
e240
ISSN
2468-2667 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W3013942622
Cited by
788
References
3
Citations by year
2026: 13 · 2025: 38 · 2024: 61 · 2023: 78 · 2022: 146 · 2021: 246 · 2020: 203 · 2019: 1 · 2017: 1 · 2016: 1
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26.75
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
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  • The Lancet Public Health (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • London School of Economics and Political Science Research Online (London School of Economics and Political Science) (submittedVersion)
  • London School of Economics and Political Science Theses Online (London School of Economics and Political Science) (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Mathematics › Modeling and Simulation › COVID-19 epidemiological studies
  • Social Sciences › Health › Public Health and Social Inequalities
  • Social Sciences › Health › Health disparities and outcomes
Keywords
COVID-19 pandemic, socioeconomic disparities, pandemic spread, health disparities, poverty, pandemic preparedness, public health resources
MeSH terms
COVID-19, Humans, Pneumonia, Viral, Socioeconomic Factors, Coronavirus Infections, Health Status Disparities, Pandemics

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