Health Disparities, Social Distancing, and Belonging in Pre- and Post- Covid-19 United States
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https://doi.org/10.18662/po/11.1sup2/140Keywords:
health disparities, HIV/AIDS, Covid-19, social justiceAbstract
This commentary explores the relationship between health disparities, social distancing, and belonging in the United States pre- and post-Covid 19. The author concludes that post-Covid-19 requires a radical re-visioning of society to address structural inequality that has heightened the vulnerability of some populations to Covid-19, which has, in turn, exacerbated the pre-existing vulnerabilities.References
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