Covid-19 Pandemic: reflecting vulnerabilities in the light of gender, race and class

Abstract This study aims to reflect the impact of COVID 19, considering gender, race, and class markers. This is an exploratory study, with an emphasis on the analysis of selected publications, based on a systematized search on official websites, and on the PubCovid-19 platform that includes papers published on COVID-19, which are indexed in PubMed and EMBASE. This work was based on these documents and built with reflections from the authors from the perspectives of social markers related to gender, race, and class, which contribute to the prognosis of the disease. The reflection carried out from the analyzed literature revealed that the markers of gender, class, and race emerge as a vulnerable condition to the exposure of COVID-19 in the most diverse world scenarios. This context reveals the historical need to implement strategies to improve the lives of this population, not only during the pandemic but also after their passing. Therefore, it is necessary to adopt socioeconomic policies with a more significant impact on the lives of these people and with greater coverage, expanding access to better health, education, housing, and income.

摘要 本研究旨在考量性别、种族与阶级标记，以反映新型冠状病毒肺炎（COVID-19）所带来的影响。本研究属于探索性研究，重点针对经筛选的出版物展开分析，研究依托官方网站的系统化检索，以及收录了PubMed与EMBASE索引的COVID-19相关论文的PubCovid-19平台。本研究基于上述文献资料，并结合作者从性别、种族与阶级相关社会标记视角所开展的反思——此类标记会对疾病预后产生影响。通过对分析文献的反思可见，在全球各地多样的场景中，性别、阶级与种族标记均成为感染COVID-19的易感风险因素。这一现状凸显出制定相关策略以改善该群体生活的历史性必要性，不仅需在新冠疫情大流行期间推行，亦需在疫情结束后持续落地。因此，有必要出台影响力更强、覆盖范围更广的社会经济政策，以提升该群体获得优质医疗、教育、住房与收入的机会。