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Disparities in Risk<br />
Factors for<br />
Adverse COVID-19–<br />
Related Outcomes,<br />
by Race/Ethnicity —<br />
Behavioral Risk Factor<br />
Surveillance System,<br />
United States, 2017–2019<br />
and a response from the<br />
HRC<br />
Summary<br />
Risks for COVID-19 acquisition and<br />
severe associated illness vary by<br />
characteristics, including race/<br />
ethnicity, age, and urban/rural<br />
residence. U.S. COVID-19 surveillance<br />
systems lack information on sexual<br />
orientation, hampering examination<br />
of COVID-19–associated disparities<br />
among sexual minority adults.<br />
What is added by this report?<br />
Sexual minority persons in the United<br />
States have higher self-reported<br />
prevalences of several underlying<br />
health conditions associated with<br />
severe outcomes from COVID-19 than<br />
do heterosexual persons, both in the<br />
overall population and among racial/<br />
ethnic minority groups.<br />
What are the implications for public<br />
health practice?<br />
Inclusion of sexual orientation and<br />
gender identity data in COVID-19<br />
surveillance and other data collections<br />
could improve knowledge about<br />
disparities in infections and adverse<br />
outcomes among sexual and gender<br />
minority populations, overall and by<br />
race/ethnicity.<br />
Citation: Heslin KC, Hall JE. Sexual<br />
Orientation Disparities in Risk Factors for<br />
Adverse COVID-19–Related Outcomes,<br />
by Race/Ethnicity — Behavioral Risk<br />
Factor Surveillance System, United<br />
States, 2017–2019. MMWR Morb<br />
Mortal Wkly Rep <strong>2021</strong>;70:149–154. DOI:<br />
http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.<br />
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HRC issued the following statement:<br />
This report affirms what LGBTQ<br />
advocates and organizations have<br />
known all along: that our community is<br />
at greater risk and disproportionately<br />
affected by the COVID-19 health<br />
crisis. It is critical that health disparities<br />
in marginalized communities are<br />
fully captured by government data<br />
collection so they can be swiftly<br />
addressed. The Trump administration<br />
failed to acknowledge the<br />
disproportionate impact of COVID-19<br />
on LGBTQ people; it is most welcome<br />
that the Biden administration is not<br />
politicizing our community’s health and<br />
instead is addressing the realities we<br />
are facing.<br />
This study is only the first step.<br />
Alphonso David, President,<br />
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