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COVID-19 and inequalities: the need for inclusive policy response
In this essay, the authors analyze the COVID-19 pandemic from the perspective of inequalities and socio-economic vulnerabilities. We argue that the current pandemic has been looked at mainly through the lens of biology, leaving sociological blind spots in the response to this pandemic that have had...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8259539/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34231033 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40656-021-00443-1 |
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author | Naz, Farah Ahmad, Muhammad Umair, Asad |
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description | In this essay, the authors analyze the COVID-19 pandemic from the perspective of inequalities and socio-economic vulnerabilities. We argue that the current pandemic has been looked at mainly through the lens of biology, leaving sociological blind spots in the response to this pandemic that have had adverse effects. We conclude with the suggestion that apart from recommendations from health sciences, policy makers must also take into account local societal structures in order to design effective policies to control the contagion. |
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spelling | pubmed-82595392021-07-07 COVID-19 and inequalities: the need for inclusive policy response Naz, Farah Ahmad, Muhammad Umair, Asad Hist Philos Life Sci Notes & Comments In this essay, the authors analyze the COVID-19 pandemic from the perspective of inequalities and socio-economic vulnerabilities. We argue that the current pandemic has been looked at mainly through the lens of biology, leaving sociological blind spots in the response to this pandemic that have had adverse effects. We conclude with the suggestion that apart from recommendations from health sciences, policy makers must also take into account local societal structures in order to design effective policies to control the contagion. Springer International Publishing 2021-07-06 2021 /pmc/articles/PMC8259539/ /pubmed/34231033 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40656-021-00443-1 Text en © Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021 This article is made available via the PMC Open Access Subset for unrestricted research re-use and secondary analysis in any form or by any means with acknowledgement of the original source. These permissions are granted for the duration of the World Health Organization (WHO) declaration of COVID-19 as a global pandemic. |
spellingShingle | Notes & Comments Naz, Farah Ahmad, Muhammad Umair, Asad COVID-19 and inequalities: the need for inclusive policy response |
title | COVID-19 and inequalities: the need for inclusive policy response |
title_full | COVID-19 and inequalities: the need for inclusive policy response |
title_fullStr | COVID-19 and inequalities: the need for inclusive policy response |
title_full_unstemmed | COVID-19 and inequalities: the need for inclusive policy response |
title_short | COVID-19 and inequalities: the need for inclusive policy response |
title_sort | covid-19 and inequalities: the need for inclusive policy response |
topic | Notes & Comments |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8259539/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34231033 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40656-021-00443-1 |
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