Risk Of Severe Illness From Covid 19 Among Aboriginal And Torres Strait

Risk of severe illness from COVID-19 among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adults: the construct of 'vulnerable populations' obscures the root causes of health inequities. Aust N Z J Public Health. 2021 Dec;45 (6):658-663. doi: 10.1111/1753-6405.13172. Epub 2021 Sep 22.

Sep 22, 2021 Risk of severe illness from COVID19 among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adults: the construct of vulnerable populations obscures the root causes of health inequities - Thurber - 2021 - Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health - Wiley Online Library.

Risk of severe illness from COVID-19 among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adults: the construct of 'vulnerable populations' obscures the root causes of health inequities

Risk of severe illness from COVID19 among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adults: the construct of vulnerable populations obscures the root causes of health inequities DOAJ. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health (Dec 2021)

Sep 22, 2021 Conclusions : Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples must continue to be recognised as a priority population in all stages of pandemic preparedness and response as they have disproportionate exposure to social factors associated with risk of severe COVID19 illness. Indigeneity itself is not a risk factor and must be viewed in ...

Publications about the risk and protective factors relating to respiratory health among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians. Document types include peer-reviewed journal articles, as well as reports, books, audiovisuals and conference presentations.

23 September 2021. A majority (59 per cent) of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adults are at an elevated risk of developing severe illness from COVID-19 due to ongoing health inequities, a major study led by The Australian National University (ANU) has found.

Dec 1, 2021 Moving away from this framing, updated AHPPC advice identifies elevated risk of severe COVID19 illness among all persons with specified chronic conditions, regardless of age and Indigenous status, and identifies Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as a priority population in COVID19 responses. 20 Further, preliminary advice from ...

Objective: To quantify the prevalence of known health-related risk factors for severe COVID-19 illness among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adults, and their relationship with social determinants. Methods: Weighted cross-sectional analysis of the 2018-19 National Aboriginal and Torres

Jul 24, 2020 Early evidence from China show that severe and fatal COVID-19 case rates are elevated among older people, and those with pre-existing conditions including cardiovascular disease, diabetes, chronic respiratory disease, hypertension, and cancer [1].

6 days ago Thurber, K, Barrett, E, Agostino, J et al. 2021, 'Risk of severe illness from COVID-19 among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adults: the construct of "vulnerable populations" obscures the root causes of health inequities', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, vol. 45, no. 6, pp. 658-663.

Conclusions: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples must continue to be recognised as a priority population in all stages of pandemic preparedness and response as they have disproportionate exposure to social factors associated with risk of severe COVID-19 illness.

Jul 24, 2020 Indigenous Australians at increased risk of COVID-19 due to existing health and socioeconomic inequities. The rapid spread of the novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), and the associated coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has placed extreme pressure on health systems, governments, and economies.

As at 13 December 2020 there have been 147 cases reported in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Approximately 80% of cases were reported as locally acquired. Of those, more than 75% were reported in major cities. Approximately 20% were reported in inner or outer regional Australia and 4% were reported as interstate travel.

Apr 7, 2024 Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic to the end of this severity reporting period (1 January 2020 to 24 March 2024), there have been 455 COVID-19-associated deaths among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people notified to the NNDSS.

Sep 23, 2021 A majority, 59 per cent, of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adults are at an elevated risk of developing severe illness from COVID-19 due to ongoing health inequities, a major study led by The Australian National University (ANU) has found.

A majority, 59 per cent, of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adults are at an elevated risk of developing severe illness from COVID-19 due to ongoing health inequities, a major study led by The Australian National University (ANU) has found.

The Plan will enable the interim Australian Centre for Disease Control (CDC) to undertake coordinated and comprehensive national surveillance of, and reporting on, the epidemiology of COVID-19, influenza, RSV, and other non-notifiable acute respiratory infections in Australia. The Plan is directly linked to, and informs, surveillance reporting.

Apr 11, 2024 If you are among the almost one in four Australians at risk of serious illness from Covid-19, you may be eligible for antiviral medicines. ... Being from an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander ...

Objective: To quantify the prevalence of known healthrelated risk factors for severe COVID19 illness among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adults, and their relationship with social determinants.

Oct 31, 2023 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander bubs are at higher risk of getting very sick from RSV. They are hospitalised with RSV almost two times as often as the rest of the population. Beyfortus (nirsevimab) can protect your child against severe illness from RSV. This means that they are less likely to need to go to hospital.

Abstract. Objective: To quantify the prevalence of known health-related risk factors for severe COVID-19 illness among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adults, and their relationship with social determinants.

Apr 11, 2024 Table 4. The association between health-related characteristics/COVID-19 vaccination status and adults with post-COVID-19 syndrome in Qatar during 2022 ( n = 368). However, it was worth noting that obesity appeared slightly more prevalent among individuals with PCS than the non-PCS group (76.1% vs. 72.2%).

Sep 22, 2021 Moving away from this framing, updated AHPPC advice identifies elevated risk of severe COVID19 illness among all persons with specified chronic conditions, regardless of age and Indigenous status, and identifies Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as a priority population in COVID19 responses. 20 Further, preliminary advice from ...

1 day ago We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the First Australians and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we live, learn, and work. Sections ABC NEWS

Sep 22, 2021 Further, while male sex was identified as a potential risk factor for severe COVID19 illness, the healthrelated risk factors examined were at least as common among females as males.11 Therefore, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people of all ages and genders need to be considered and prioritised accordingly in COVID19 responses ...