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Racial Disparities in Hesitancy and Utilization of Monoclonal Antibody Infusion Treatment of COVID-19

Shaikh, Y.; Gupta, I.; Purekal, S.; Vaeth, M. E.; Foyez, M.; Callahan, C. D.; Elhabashy, M.; Ficke, J. R.; Wu, A. W.; Auwaerter, P.; Kantsiper, M. E.; Siddiqui, Z. K.

2022-07-07 infectious diseases
10.1101/2022.07.07.22277360 medRxiv
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Background and MethodsWe conducted a single center cross-sectional study to investigate racial disparities in the hesitancy and utilization of monoclonal antibody (mAb) treatment of COVID-19 among treatment eligible patients who were referred to the infusion center between January 4, 2021 and May 14, 2021. ResultsAmong the 2,406 eligible participants, African Americans were significantly more likely to underutilize mAb treatment (OR 1.8; 95% CI 1.5-2.1) and miss treatment opportunities due to monoclonal hesitancy (OR 1.7, 95% CI 1.3-2.1). ConclusionAddressing racial disparities in mAb delivery is an opportunity to bridge the racial inequities in COVID-19 care.

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