Viruses don’t discriminate, but humans do.

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Over the last few weeks, as communities across the nation have braced themselves for the continuous impacts stemming from the current pandemic, there’s a message that’s been widely circulated by elected officials and media outlets — “The coronavirus doesn’t discriminate.”

Although this statement holds true in a biological sense, it is largely inaccurate from a societal perspective. After…