COVID-19, immunoprivilege and structural inequalities

Publication Date

3-1-2021

Document Type

Article

Publication Title

History and Philosophy of the Life Sciences

Volume

43

Issue

1

DOI

10.1007/s40656-020-00356-5

Abstract

As cases of COVID-19 continue to rise, some countries, including the US, Chile, and Germany, have considered issuing “immunity passports.” This possibility has raised concerns and debate regarding their potential social, political and economic ramifications, especially for marginalized communities. This paper contributes to that debate by exposing that ways in which immunoprivilege already exists and operates within our present system of structural inequalities.

Keywords

COVID-19, Immunoprivilege, Structural inequalities

Department

Philosophy

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