The Conversation - Income inequality and COVID-19: We are in the same storm, but not in the same boat

The study, conducted by NIA Associate Fellow Edgardo Sepulveda and Ann-Sylvia Brooker of the University Health Network in Toronto, found that higher income inequality in a country was associated with more COVID-19 deaths across all age groups. There are a number of possible explanations for this association, such as a larger proportion of the population being more at risk. This may be due to higher exposure, more comorbidities or poorer access to treatment.