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Fighting COVID-19: What’s in a Name?
- Source :
- International Journal of Medical Students, Vol 8, Iss 2 (2020)
- Publication Year :
- 2020
- Publisher :
- University Library System, University of Pittsburgh, 2020.
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Abstract
- While the COVID-19 virus has infected over 3 million people in the United States of America, Asian Americans face unique unfair treatment due to COVID-19. In America, many anti-Asian incidents have been reported, and the FBI warns of increased hate crimes to Asian Americans due to COVID-19. Americans and high-level politicians use inappropriate names, such as “Chinese Virus,” for the COVID-19 virus, which fuels racism and xenophobia. In this Experience piece, we discuss the harm of referring to the COVID-19 virus based on the geographic location where it was first identified.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 20766327
- Volume :
- 8
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- International Journal of Medical Students
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.7310c3f24bd443d38ce9c8be64392af7
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.5195/ijms.2020.645