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Quarterly report on progress to address COVID-19 health inequalities - Race Disparities Unit - October 2020

  • Funded by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)
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Grant number: C19-IUC-508

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Key facts

  • Disease

    COVID-19

  • Funder

    UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)

  • Principal Investigator

    Dr. Raghib Ali

  • Research Location

    United Kingdom

  • Lead Research Institution

    MRC Epidemiology Unit

  • 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

    Unspecified

  • Clinical Trial Details

    N/A

  • Broad Policy Alignment

    Pending

  • Age Group

    Unspecified

  • Vulnerable Population

    Unspecified

  • Occupations of Interest

    Unspecified

Abstract

Dr Raghib Ali was announced as a one of the Government's new expert advisers on COVID and ethnicity on 22 October, and with Professor Keith Neal of the University of Nottingham briefed science journalists at a Science Media Centre on the Government's Race Disparities Unit's first quarterly report on progress to address COVID health inequalities, with particular reference to ethnicity. Dr Ali explained how understanding of risk factors has improved since the Public Health England report in June, and described the action government has taken to date and outline future steps to address disparities.