Ethnic minority and migrant underrepresentation in Covid-19 research: Causes and solutions.

Melanie Etti,Hazel Fofie,Lucy P Goldsmith,Alison F Crawshaw,Sally Hargreaves,Mohammad Razai

doi:10.1016/j.eclinm.2021.100903

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Abstract

Ethnic minority and migrant underrepresentation in Covid-19 research: Causes and solutions.

Highlights

The Covid-19 pandemic has highlighted the longstanding under representation of ethnic minorities in clinical research À including migrant populations [1]
The National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) has stated that Covid-19 research needs more ethnic minority participants to ensure the research is representative of the UK population
The inclusion of these groups in Covid-19 vaccine trials is pertinent, with vaccine uptake being lower among ethnic minority groups than White people in the UK despite their increased risk [5]

Summary

Introduction

The Covid-19 pandemic has highlighted the longstanding under representation of ethnic minorities in clinical research À including migrant populations [1]. Ethnic minority and migrant underrepresentation in Covid-19 research: Causes and solutions A recent National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) report found ethnic minorities constitute only 9¢26% of participants in UK Covid-19 studies, below their representation in the general population (13¢80%) [4].

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