What about BAME? A letter to the editor on 'The socio-economic implications of the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19): A review'

Sociodemographic Characteristics Associated with Higher Numbers of COVID-19 Cases: A Neighbourhood Level Study in Ottawa, Ontario

“…The Ottawa Neighbourhood Study provides information on a wide range of indicators including the percentage of refugee and Black population, recent immigrants, educational qualification, level of income and housing quality. In line with the previous findings, recent studies on COVID-19 established a strong connection between various socioeconomic conditions and rate of transmission and mortality (Chedid et al, 2020;Dalton et al, 2021;Raisi-Estabragh et al, 2021).…”

A response to ‘Seeking equality of educational outcomes for Black students: a personal account’ - A sociological perspective

“…However, this evidence also underlines the importance of embracing the complexity embraced within sociological analyses; the COVID-19 pandemic has shed a light on not only the racial inequalities evident in health outcomes during the pandemic, but equally the intersectionality between ethnicity and socio-economic status which has played a role in exacerbating the risks faced by Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic groups. As has been highlighted in numerous analyses of this phenomenon (Bhatia, 2020;Chaudhry et al, 2020;Chedid et al, 2020;Otu et al, 2020), and as acknowledged by Taylor, the over-representation of Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic groups in front-line, 'key worker' employment roles throughout the pandemic has heightened the risk of exposure to COVID-19. This racialised stratification of employment within British society thus demonstrates the importance of an acknowledgment of the intersection between ethnicity and various other socio-demographic factors within academic analysis, as is embraced within sociological accounts of racism and anti-racism.…”