Increased Risk for Individuals with Disabilities during the Pandemic

COVID-19 and People with Disabilities - CDC

People with disabilities or developmental delays may respond strongly to the stress of a crisis, particularly if they are also at higher risk for serious ...

Adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) are more likely to develop pneumonia than adults without IDD. This brief describes the ...

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on people with disabilities and ...

People with disabilities, about 16% of the global population, often experience worse health outcomes than people without disabilities due to multiple barriers ...

People with Disabilities | COVID-19 - CDC

Most people with disabilities are not more likely to become infected with or have severe illness from COVID-19.

Impacts of COVID-19 on People with Disabilities

... disability. In addition to the increased health risk associated with the pandemic and increased risk of exposure in many in-person workplaces, people with ...

COVID-19 Risk for People With Intellectual Disabilities

Higher rates of chronic health conditions put people with intellectual disabilities at a higher risk of serious illness and poorer outcomes from COVID-19. For ...

COVID-19 infection differences among people with disabilities - PMC

People with disabilities were 1.20 times more likely to be diagnosed with COVID-19 than adults without disabilities. ... There was not a significant difference in ...

COVID-19 Outbreak and Persons with Disabilities - Social Inclusion

While having a disability probably doesn't by itself put someone at higher risk from Coronavirus, many persons with disabilities do have specific underlying ...

Review Paper Are people with disabilities at higher risk of COVID-19 ...

In conclusion, people with disabilities were more than twice as likely to die from COVID-19 as their peers without disabilities. Health systems and health ...

Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on People with Disabilities

• The disadvantages that people with disabilities experience in health care and community living place them at greater risk for poor COVID-19 outcomes.

The pandemic isn't over — particularly for people with disabilities

However, not all individuals with disabilities are likely to be at increased risk. Risk may hinge partly on group living, the help an individual ...

The Devastating Impact of Covid-19 on Individuals with Intellectual ...

Having an intellectual disability is the strongest independent risk factor for having a Covid-19 diagnosis among a large patient population in ...

Triple jeopardy: disabled people and the COVID-19 pandemic

People with disabilities have been differentially affected by COVID-19 because of three factors: the increased risk of poor outcomes from ...

Disability, Health Equity & COVID-19 - NIHCM

People with disabilities have been uniquely impacted by the pandemic as they face a greater risk of poor health outcomes, reduced access to routine services ...

How COVID-19 impacts people with disabilities

Being classified as “high risk” in the current pandemic can cause additional stress and fears. The social gradient of risk may influence ...

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on people with disabilities

Individuals with disabilities face heightened risks of mental health issues related to the pandemic, such as increased feelings of loneliness and isolation.

A qualitative study of the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on U.S. ...

The results also highlight how disabled people may be at greater risk of contracting COVID-19, including: use of crowded public transit, need for close contact ...

Risk Factors Associated With COVID-19 Outcomes Among People ...

There is mounting empirical evidence that people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) in the US, a vulnerable health ...

Covid-19 pandemic: impact on people with disabilities - Lords Library

People with disabilities in the UK have faced an increased risk of ill health and death during the Covid-19 pandemic when compared to the rest of the ...

The Time is Now to Vaccinate High-Risk People with Disabilities

During the COVID-19 pandemic, many people with disabilities have faced a disproportionate risk of COVID-19 exposure, serious illness, ...