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Vulnerability and risk: reflections on the COVID-19 pandemic
Clara Juárez-Ramírez1, Florence L Théodore2, Héctor Gómez-Dantés1
1Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública de México, Centro de Investigación en Sistemas de Salud, Cuernavaca, México.
Revista Da Escola De Enfermagem Da U S P
|July 28, 2021
Summary
Understanding the social response to the COVID-19 pandemic requires linking vulnerability, perception, and risk. This approach is crucial for developing effective public health strategies, especially for vulnerable populations, promoting health equity.
Area of Science:
- Social Sciences
- Public Health
- Epidemiology
Background:
- The COVID-19 pandemic, caused by SARS-CoV-2, highlighted societal and health system weaknesses in managing global health threats.
- Scientific focus has primarily been on vaccine development, with less attention on the social dimensions of the pandemic.
Purpose of the Study:
- To explore the social response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
- To emphasize the importance of integrating vulnerability, perception, and risk concepts for effective public health interventions.
Main Methods:
- This essay reflects on the social sciences.
- It analyzes the interconnectedness of vulnerability, perception, and risk.
Main Results:
- Linking vulnerability, perception, and risk is essential for understanding societal responses to pandemics.
- This integrated approach is necessary for tailoring preventive strategies to specific population circumstances.
Conclusions:
- Effective pandemic prevention requires considering the social context, particularly the needs of vulnerable groups.
- Adopting a vulnerability-perception-risk framework promotes health equity and strengthens public health preparedness.
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