Background
cognitive impairment, schizophrenia, memory deficits, schizophrenia-spectrum disorders
VIRUS
The health and economic consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic have disproportionately affected the Latinx community. Across many states, their rates of contracting the virus are twice their population proportion [Within the Latinx community, those with schizophrenia-spectrum disorders may be more susceptible to virus exposure due to cognitive impairment [Given their increased risk of contracting and becoming ill from the virus, efforts targeted to the Latinx population should focus on increasing knowledge and safe practices associated with COVID-19. Moreover, this information must be presented in a format that can overcome the working memory deficits that are prominent in patients with schizophrenia [