Using the right words to address racial disparities in COVID-19

Reports continue to show prevailing racial inequalities in COVID-19 outcomes.1 However, most of these reports rely on language that is not necessarily constructive or appropriate in framing how racial health disparities are experienced in terms of who is affected and how social structures contribute to these resulting inequalities. We propose three ways in which we can steer scholarly discussion surrounding racial inequalities and COVID-19 that better encapsulates those affected and why.