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Letter
Declining COVID-19 mortality risk ratios must be interpreted with caution
  1. Jon Zelner1,2,
  2. Ramya Naraharisetti1,2
  1. 1 Epidemiology, University of Michigan School of Public Health, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
  2. 2 Center for Social Epidemiology and Population Health, University of Michigan School of Public Health, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
  1. Correspondence to Dr Jon Zelner, Epidemiology, University of Michigan School of Public Health, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA; jzelner{at}umich.edu

https://doi.org/10.1136/jech-2022-219176

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    In their recent letter in J Epidemiol Community Health, Schultes et al 1 examined patterns of declining race/ethnic disparities in COVID-19 mortality in Connecticut from March 2020 to December 2021. This work is a helpful contribution to the expanding literature on race/ethnic disparities in SARS-CoV-2 mortality, and due to its attention to the differential toll of SARS-CoV-2 in congregate versus non-congregate settings by race/ethnicity is particularly important.

    However, motivated by our shared concern about the inequities highlighted by Schultes et al, we feel compelled to address the authors’ contention that their ‘findings …

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    • Contributors Both authors contributed to the drafting and editing of this manuscript.

    • Funding The authors have not declared a specific grant for this research from any funding agency in the public, commercial or not-for-profit sectors.

    • Competing interests None declared.

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