Science and Medicine

Gendered impact of the COVID-19 pandemic

COVID-19 affects men and women differently both in terms of the outcome of infection and the effect of the disease upon society. The mortality due to COVID-19 is higher in men. Slightly more men than women contract COVID with a ratio of 10:9. School closures, lockdowns and reduced access to healthcare following the COVID-19 pandemic may differentially affect the genders and possibly exaggerate existing gender disparities.

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• ▸Brian King (epidemiologist)
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• ▸Giovanni Maria Lancisi

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