Health Equity

COVID-19 Infections And Deaths Are Higher Among Those With Intellectual Disabilities

Abstract: There's growing evidence of high rates of death from COVID-19 for a population that doesn't get a lot of attention: people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Publication: WBUR

Date Published: June 9, 2020

Author(s): Joseph Shapiro

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