Genetics and COVID-19: How to Protect the Susceptible

Field, Robert; Orlando, Anthony W.; Rosoff, Arnold J.

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Genetics and COVID-19: How to Protect the Susceptible

Trends in Genetics, Volume 37, Issue 2, February 01, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tig.2020.08.019

Posted: 18 Mar 2021

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Robert Field

Drexel University Thomas R. Kline School of Law

Anthony W. Orlando

California State Polytechnic University, Pomona - Finance, Real Estate and Law Department

Arnold J. Rosoff

University of Pennsylvania - Legal Studies Department

Date Written: September 9, 2020

Abstract

Along with the potential for breakthroughs in care and prevention, the search for genetic mechanisms underlying the spread and severity of COVID-19 introduces the risk of discrimination against those found to have markers for susceptibility. We propose new legal protections to mitigate gaps in protections under existing laws.

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Field, Robert and Orlando, Anthony W. and Rosoff, Arnold J., Genetics and COVID-19: How to Protect the Susceptible (September 9, 2020). Trends in Genetics, Volume 37, Issue 2, February 01, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tig.2020.08.019, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3689855