PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Michelle Medeiros
AU  - Hillary Anne Edwards
AU  - Claudia Rose Baquet
TI  - Research in the USA on COVID-19’s long-term effects: measures needed to ensure black, indigenous and Latinx communities are not left behind
AID  - 10.1136/medethics-2021-107436
DP  - 2022 Mar 31
TA  - Journal of Medical Ethics
PG  - medethics-2021-107436
4099  - http://jme.bmj.com/content/early/2022/03/31/medethics-2021-107436.short
4100  - http://jme.bmj.com/content/early/2022/03/31/medethics-2021-107436.full
AB  - The SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) pandemic continues to expose underlying inequities in healthcare for black, indigenous and Latinx communities in the USA. The gaps in equitable care for communities of colour transcend the diagnosis, treatment and vaccinations related to COVID-19. We are experiencing a continued gap across racial and socioeconomic lines for those who suffer prolonged effects of COVID-19, also known as ‘Long COVID-19’. What we know about the treatment for Long COVID-19 so far is that it is complex, requires a multidisciplinary approach and there is still much research needed to fully understand the effects. In this paper, we discuss pragmatic considerations for including affected communities, relevant stakeholders, and leaders from communities of colour in the planning and implementation of Long COVID-19 research.Data are available in a public, open access repository.