While it has become a major theme in the news of the pandemic that it is not affecting all populations to the same extent, the analyses of why that has been the case have been rather minimal. Most such discussions have addressed the health disparities, but they have not provided much information about the other effects of the crisis on race and ethnic minorities and other populations. Drawing from the material in the course that we have covered so far, (1) provide an overview of what the disparities or inequities have been with regard to who has been affected by covid19; (2) explain why covid19 has affected some populations more than others;