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Invisible Variables: Personal Security Among Vulnerable Populations During the COVID-19 Pandemic

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Key facts

  • Disease

    COVID-19

  • Start & end year

    N/A

  • Funder

    University of Colorado

  • Principal Investigator

    Unspecified Unspecified Unspecified

  • Research Location

    United States of America

  • Lead Research Institution

    Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  • Research Priority Alignment

    N/A

  • Research Category

    Secondary impacts of disease, response & control measures

  • Research Subcategory

    Social impacts

  • Special Interest Tags

    N/A

  • Study Type

    Non-Clinical

  • Clinical Trial Details

    N/A

  • Broad Policy Alignment

    Pending

  • Age Group

    Unspecified

  • Vulnerable Population

    Vulnerable populations unspecified

  • Occupations of Interest

    Unspecified

Abstract

The rapid spread of COVID-19 requires decision-makers to act quickly to reduce the risk of disease spread. The adverse impacts of government-mandated social distancing measures on individuals are generally unknown. Vulnerable populations, such as low-income individuals, face unique challenges managing their safety, economic means, and autonomy in response to the policies implemented on local levels to curb the spread of COVID-19. This proposal aims to understand the invisible variables that contribute to vulnerable individual's personal security during the hardships imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic and institutional response.