Structural Discrimination in Pandemic Policy: Essential Protections for Essential Workers

Authors

Abigail E. Lowe
Kelly K. Dineen
Seema Mohapatra, Southern Methodist University, Dedman School of LawFollow

Abstract

An inordinate number of low wage workers in essential industries are Black, Hispanic, or Latino, immigrants or refugees — groups beset by centuries of discrimination and burdened with disproportionate but preventable harms during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Publication Title

Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics

Document Type

Article

Keywords

essential workers, emergency preparedness, health and safety, infection prevention and control, anti-racism

Recommended Citation

Abigail E. Lowe, Kelly K. Dineen & Seema Mohaptra, Structural Discrimination in Pandemic Policy: Essential Protections for Essential Workers, 50 J.L. Med. & Ethics 67 (2022)