The challenge of reaching undocumented migrants with COVID-19 vaccination

SA Matlin, AC Smith, J Merone, M LeVoy… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Access to vaccination against a health threat such as that presented by the COVID-19
pandemic is an imperative driven, in principle, by at least three compelling factors:(1) the …

Risk of Covid-19 severe outcomes and mortality in migrants and ethnic minorities compared to the general population in the European WHO region: a systematic …

E Mazzalai, D Giannini, ME Tosti, F D'Angelo… - Journal of International …, 2023 - Springer
The Covid-19 pandemic has had a major impact on migrants and ethnic minorities (MEMs).
Socio-economic factors and legal, administrative and language barriers are among the …

Lived experience of patients with Long COVID: a qualitative study in the UK

C Thomas, MA Faghy, R Owen, J Yates, F Ferraro… - BMJ open, 2023 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Background Long COVID is a rapidly evolving global health crisis requiring interdisciplinary
support strategies that incorporate the lived experience of patients. Currently, there is a …

Medical avoidance among marginalized groups: the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic

AR Holder-Dixon, OR Adams, TL Cobb… - Journal of Behavioral …, 2022 - Springer
Medical avoidance is common among US adults, and may be emphasized among members
of marginalized communities due to discrimination concerns. In the current study, we …

Factors associated with COVID-19 booster vaccine willingness among migrants from the Eastern Mediterranean living in Australia: a cross-sectional study

K Allen, SB Lambert, A Yuen, D Pourmarzi - BMC Public Health, 2022 - Springer
Background Migrants have been disproportionally affected by COVID-19 in Australia.
Vaccination against COVID-19 is a key pillar of Australia's public health response, but little is …

[PDF][PDF] Migration, integration, and the pandemic

L Lerpold, Ö Sjöberg, K Wennberg - Migration and Integration in a …, 2023 - library.oapen.org
International migration and the integration of new residents continue to be not just a key
challenge but also an opportunity for nations around the world. Demographically aging …

[HTML][HTML] Are neighbourhoods age-friendly? Experiences of older Surinamese adults in the Netherlands during the COVID-19 pandemic

W Jagroep, JM Cramm, S Denktaș, AP Nieboer - Cities, 2023 - Elsevier
Older Surinamese adults in the Netherlands have been disproportionately affected by
COVID-19. The ability to provide support in response to older adults' needs contributes to …

[HTML][HTML] Differences in the incidence and clinical outcomes of SARS-CoV-2 infection between Italian and non-Italian nationals using routine data

M Fabiani, MF Vescio, M Bressi, A Mateo-Urdiales… - Public Health, 2022 - Elsevier
Objectives This study was to compare the incidence and clinical outcomes of SARS-CoV-2
infection between Italian and non-Italian nationals. Study design We retrospectively …

The COVID-19 pandemic and the migrant population for HIV diagnosis and care follow-up: they are left behind

D Zucman, A Rasnaama, C Majerholc, A Vallée - Healthcare, 2022 - mdpi.com
The coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has posed numerous worldwide challenges.
The level of social vulnerability of the migrant population is disproportionately higher than …

Women's experience of perinatal support in a high migrant Australian population during the COVID-19 pandemic: A mixed methods study

SJ Melov, N Galas, J Swain, TI Alahakoon… - BMC Pregnancy and …, 2023 - Springer
Background As a COVID-19 risk mitigation measure, Australia closed its international
borders for two years with significant socioeconomic disruption including impacting …