Never Let Go...
A shell shocked homeless man cruises past brightly painted municipal platitudes downtown.
Re Covid-19 (in New York)
Homeless populations less than 65 years old have all-cause mortality 5-10 higher than the general population at baseline (Baggett et al, JAMA Intern Med, 2013). Living conditions, higher rates of comorbidities (including substance abuse and mental illness), difficulty for public health agencies to trace homeless individuals and limited connection with medical services are all likely challenges (Tsai and Wilson, Lancet Public Health, 2020) but data on the COVID-19 pandemic in the homeless remains limited.
covidprotocols.org/protocols/01-clinical-course-prognosis...
Plate: IMGP5056
Never Let Go...
A shell shocked homeless man cruises past brightly painted municipal platitudes downtown.
Re Covid-19 (in New York)
Homeless populations less than 65 years old have all-cause mortality 5-10 higher than the general population at baseline (Baggett et al, JAMA Intern Med, 2013). Living conditions, higher rates of comorbidities (including substance abuse and mental illness), difficulty for public health agencies to trace homeless individuals and limited connection with medical services are all likely challenges (Tsai and Wilson, Lancet Public Health, 2020) but data on the COVID-19 pandemic in the homeless remains limited.
covidprotocols.org/protocols/01-clinical-course-prognosis...
Plate: IMGP5056