History shows that pandemics rarely impact on the population equally - the 14th century Black Death plague reduced the global population by a third, with the greatest number of deaths occurring among the poor.1 Fast forward six centuries, and the same pandemic inequities are prevailing due to COVID-19; with Smith and Judd articulating that "while COVID-19 has the potential to impact everyone in society, these impacts will be felt differentially… the most vulnerable will be hardest hit"2 in their recent Health Promotion Journal of Australia editorial.
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