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Why inequality could spread COVID-19
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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)
- PMC
- PMC7270465
- OpenAlex
- W3013942622
- Cited by
- 788
- References
- 3
- Citations by year
- 2026: 13 · 2025: 38 · 2024: 61 · 2023: 78 · 2022: 146 · 2021: 246 · 2020: 203
- FWCI
- 26.75
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- gold
- doi.org
- Licence
- Locations
- 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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