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> “At the time of a pandemic, there is always an assertion that it’s a great equalizer, that the wealthy will be dropping to the same degree as the poor. And in
by anonymouskimmer 3y ago
> “At the time of a pandemic, there is always an assertion that it’s a great equalizer, that the wealthy will be dropping to the same degree as the poor. And in retrospect, that is never true,” says Rachel Mason Dentinger, a historian of biology and medicine and an assistant professor at the University of Utah. “What emerges every time is that social determinants of health play a huge role in how diseases affect people disproportionately.”
- giraffe_lady 3y agoDidn't even take retrospect to see it with covid from the very beginning. White collar workers did their jobs from home and had groceries and meals delivered. More precarious service workers cooked their meals and delivered their groceries, and died of covid in much higher numbers because of it.