Psychological resilience

Racism

Pathology

Sociology

Equity (law)

Disease

Universalism

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)

Infectious disease (medical specialty)

Criminology

Pandemic

Politics

Outbreak

Political science

Psychology

Virology

Economics

Social equality

Social vulnerability

2019-20 coronavirus outbreak

Computer science

Development economics

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)

Computer security

Medicine

Social psychology

Vulnerability (computing)

Public Administration Review

As the architect of racial disparity, racism shapes the vulnerability of communities. Socially vulnerable communities are less resilient in their ability to respond to and recover from natural and human-made disasters compared with resourced communities. This essay argues that racism exposes practices and structures in public administration that, along with the effects of COVID-19, have led to disproportionate infection and death rates of Black people. Using the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Social Vulnerability Index, the authors analyze the ways Black bodies occupy the most vulnerable communities, making them bear the brunt of COVID-19's impact. The findings suggest that existing disparities exacerbate COVID-19 outcomes for Black people. Targeted universalism is offered as an administrative framework to meet the needs of all people impacted by COVID-19.

Social Vulnerability and Equity: The Disproportionate Impact of <scp>COVID</scp>‐19

Social Vulnerability and Equity: The Disproportionate Impact of COVID‐19