Emily Cunningham

I think some of this also applies to students who’re being asked by their universities (amid #COVID19 concerns) not to self-quarantine, but to take all their classes online. That too is a privilege — for those who can afford the infrastructure and internet access to keep up. 1/2https://twitter.com/JeremyFarrar/status/1234966633111859200 …

I’m by no means suggesting that this isn’t a reasonable intervention... But my systems engineering bias is showing. I’m not confident in how such an intervention will be employed without disproportionately hurting the less-advantaged. Same applies to work-from-home policies. 2/2

While I agree and I raised this concern myself, airports and schools remain foci for super-spreading and I’m worried about that too. A systemic intervention would be: have a reasonable public health and epidemiological approach. Won’t happen in the US, of course!

Again, I’m not suggesting it isn’t a reasonable intervention (I included that very statement in this thread to make this clear) — I just think we need to be honest about the effects it may have on students (and employees) who are less privileged.