Magnifying the importance of collecting race, ethnicity, industry, and occupation data during the COVID-19 pandemic
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The contagiousness of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) led to the imposition of historical lockdowns in various countries, the shutdown of industries, and the start of a new era of leading, learning, and working from home. No scientific mind could have made accurate projections of the tremendous impact that COVID-19 would have on nations, communities, and the global-wide economy. Meanwhile, millions of workers have lost their jobs, while healthcare workers are overwhelmed and are reaching a state of mental and physical exhaustion. With the uncontrollable spread of the disease, researchers have been tirelessly working to identify factors correlated with COVID-19 morbidity and mortality. In this regard, race, ethnicity, industry, and occupation have been found to be predominant factors of interest. However, unfortunately, the unavailability of reliable data on individuals’ race, ethnicity, occupational, and employment details has been a difficult reality. Since race, ethnicity, and employment are essential social determinants of health and could serve as potential risk factors for COVID-19, collecting such information may offer important context for prioritising vulnerable groups. Thus, this perspective aims to highlight the importance and need for collecting race, ethnicity, and occupation-related data to track and treat the racial/ethnic groups that have been most strongly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Collecting such data will provide valuable insights and help public health officials recognise workplace-related outbreaks and evaluate the odds of various ethnic groups and professions contracting COVID-19.
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The contagiousness of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) led to the imposition of historical lockdowns in various countries, the shutdown of industries, and the start of a new era of leading, learning, and working from home. No scientific mind could have made accurate projections of the tremendous impact that COVID-19 would have on nations, communities, and the global-wide economy. Meanwhile, millions of workers have lost their jobs, while healthcare workers are overwhelmed and are reaching a state of mental and physical exhaustion. With the uncontrollable spread of the disease, researchers have been tirelessly working to identify factors correlated with COVID-19 morbidity and mortality. In this regard, race, ethnicity, industry, and occupation have been found to be predominant factors of interest. However, unfortunately, the unavailability of reliable data on individuals’ race, ethnicity, occupational, and employment details has been a difficult reality. Since race, ethnicity, and employment are essential social determinants of health and could serve as potential risk factors for COVID-19, collecting such information may offer important context for prioritising vulnerable groups. Thus, this perspective aims to highlight the importance and need for collecting race, ethnicity, and occupation-related data to track and treat the racial/ethnic groups that have been most strongly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Collecting such data will provide valuable insights and help public health officials recognise workplace-related outbreaks and evaluate the odds of various ethnic groups and professions contracting COVID-19.
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