The current COVID-19 pandemic has had an impact on all of us.

However, depending
on our status as individuals and as members of society, the pandemic's effects and
consequences are felt in different ways. While some people try to adjust to working
online, homeschooling their kids, and using Instacart to order food, others are forced to
be exposed to the virus in order to maintain society. Our membership in society and,
thus, our susceptibility to epidemics, are determined by our many social identities and
the social groupings to which we belong.

People are being killed by COVID-19 on a big scale. More than 7.7 million persons had
tested positive with COVID-19 as of October 10, 2020, in all 50 states as well as the
country's four territories. A closer look at data by different social identities (such as
class, gender, age, race, and medical history) reveals that minorities have been
disproportionately affected by the pandemic. At least 213,876 people with the virus have
died in the United States, according to the New York Times database. In the United
States, these minority' right to health is not being respected.