Essential or Expendable during the COVID-19 Pandemic? A Student-Lived Experience on Grieving the Unjust and Early Deaths of Vulnerable Populations

Citation

Ávila, Ariana (2021). Essential or Expendable during the COVID-19 Pandemic? A Student-Lived Experience on Grieving the Unjust and Early Deaths of Vulnerable Populations. American Journal of Public Health, 111(1), 66-68. PMCID: PMC7750599

Abstract

On June 13, 2020, my tio (uncle) passed away as a result of complications caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). He spent his life taking care of his family and, through his work, contributing to the wellness of his community. As an adolescent, my tio emigrated from Mexico to Texas and Florida to work in the agricultural fields. Eventually, my father joined him to work the citrus fields of southwest Florida. For more than 35 years, they worked the fields together. As the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, caused by SARS-CoV-2, escalated in the United States, their jobs positioned them as frontline workers, in charge of feeding the country

URL

http://dx.doi.org/10.2105/ajph.2020.306001

Reference Type

Journal Article

Year Published

2021

Journal Title

American Journal of Public Health

Author(s)

Ávila, Ariana

Article Type

Editorial

PMCID

PMC7750599

Continent/Country

United States of America

State

Nonspecific