Slipping through the Net: Social Vulnerability in Pandemic Planning

The article discusses the steps necessary in formulating pandemic planning policies to better address social vulnerabilities to mortality and morbidity. It notes that undocumented workers who cannot avoid social distancing are missed and excluded when policies focus on certain groupings such as pregnant women or older people. Rather than subgroups or groups, layers of vulnerability is argued by Florencia Luna as a better approach. Likewise, taxonomy of vulnerability is offered by Ken Kipnis for planning health policy in the social context.