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Structural Discrimination in Pandemic Policy: Essential Protections for Essential Workers

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 March 2022

Abigail E. Lowe ,
Kelly K. Dineen  and
Seema Mohapatra
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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.

Keywords

Essential WorkersEmergency PreparednessHealth and SafetyInfection Prevention and ControlAnti-Racism
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Symposium Articles
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Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics , Volume 50 , Issue 1: Health Law and Anti-Racism: Reckoning and Response , Spring 2022 , pp. 67 - 75
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