Health inequalities and ethnic vulnerabilities during COVID-19 in the UK: A reflection on the PHE reports

Keys, Clare; Nanayakkara, Gowri; Onyejekwe, Chisa; Sah, Rajeeb Kumar; Wright, Toni

Abstract

COVID-19 has uncovered the vulnerabilities, inequalities and fragility present within our social community which has exposed and exacerbated the pre-existing racial and socioeconomic inequalities that disproportionately affect health outcomes for Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) people. Such disparities are fuelled by complex socioeconomic health determinants and longstanding structural inequalities. This paper aims to explore the inequalities and vulnerabilities of BAME communities laid bare by the Public Health England (PHE) reports published in June 2020, concluding with suggested strategies to address inequalities in a post COVID-19 recovery.

• Journal Article Type: Commentary
• Acceptance Date: Nov 11, 2020
• Online Publication Date: Jan 14, 2021
• Publication Date: 2021-04
• Deposit Date: May 18, 2022
• Journal: Feminist Legal Studies
• Print ISSN: 0966-3622
• Electronic ISSN: 1572-8455
• Publisher: Springer Verlag
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 29
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 107-118
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10691-020-09446-y
• Keywords: Gender Studies, Vulnerabilities, Inequalities, Intersectionality
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/9324986