Ethics Talk: Immunity Status, Social Privilege, and the Novel Coronavirus

This episode is an audio version of a video interview conducted by the Journal’s editor in chief, Dr Audiey Kao, with Dr Kathryn Olivarius. Dr Olivarius is an Assistant Professor of History at Stanford University. She joined us to talk about how yellow fever epidemics during the antebellum South provide a historical lens to examine power asymmetries and health inequities in the COVID-19 era. To watch the full video interview, head to our site, JournalOfEthics.org, or visit our YouTube channel.