State, vulnerability, communication and COVID-19 pandemic

Abstract

This thematic issue presents the results of studies that debate the right to health, confinement, communication, and COVID-19 considering contributions from six areas of knowledge: Public Health, Social Anthropology, Health Communication, Social Psychology, Bioethics and Health Law. From this interdisciplinary perspective, the studies address the State, which is materialized as federation entities, government agents and institutions, when faced with the COVID-19 pandemic and dissert about fundamental rights, health legislation, confinement measures against coronavirus, the media and vulnerable population segments. We hope this thematic issue will highlight new ways to investigate the experiences of isolation and confinement in Brazil and contribute to other debates and publications about vulnerability and the State that will undoubtedly follow in the coming years.