Racial and Socioeconomic Inequities in COVID-19 In-Hospital Mortality in Brazil in the Post-Emergency Era: A National Cohort Study of 19,718 Hospitalized Adults in 2024.
BACKGROUND In 2024, COVID-19 entered a post-emergency phase, but in-hospital mortality remains a relevant public health concern in Brazil. As population immunity, vaccination, and clinical management evolved, the hierarchy of mortality predictors may have shifted from traditional metabolic risk factors toward clinical...