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The structural and social determinants of the racial/ethnic disparities in the U.S. COVID-19 pandemic: What’s our role?

This article from Thakur et al. examines structural violence and racism as structural determinants of health impacting COVID-19 patients, and proposes three critical areas for action including occupation, data, and healthcare access.

Perceptions and behavioural responses of the general public during the COVID-19 pandemic: A cross-sectional survey of UK adults

This article from Atchison et al. describes a UK study that looked at risk perceptions and behavioural responses to inform outcome mapping of COVID-19 infection control strategies.

What have we learned about communication inequalities during the H1N1 pandemic: A systematic review of the literature

This article from Lin, Savoia, Agboola and Viswanath discusses the communication inequities that were present during the H1N1 pandemic. It also offers lessons learned for public health during this previous event.