Public health campaignsCOVID-19This Perspective discusses the use of fear appeals in promoting health behaviour. The discussion establishes that fear appeal-based public health messages (i.e. public health messages that emphasise the consequences of failing to engage in a particular health behaviour) ...
The situation was similar in Senegal where vaccination campaigns halted because of thepublic health measures—including school closures—put in place to slow down the spread of COVID-19. This measures, Ousseynou Badiane, the coordinator of the Expanded Vaccination Program in Cameroon, resulted in a...
The study findings also suggest that public health campaigns based on creating fear of the disease are not effective, nor are campaigns focused on specific sociodemographic groups. "We found that concerns over COVID-19 vaccines are widespread, suggesting the need for drastic measures to ensure publi...
He made the remarks during the country's 39th COVID-19 public briefing on amendments to public health general regulations. "We have noted with the concern of the persistent and sustained anti-vaccination campaigns laced with false narratives that people who are dying from COVID-19 are those who...
Public perspectives on COVID-19 public health and social measures in Japan and the United Kingdom: a qualitative study Saki Kawamitsu Tin Zar Win Chris Smith BMC Public Health(2024) Public and health care provider attitudes, understanding, and behaviors regarding emergency use authorizations: a sco...
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The COVID-19 pandemic has become a major public health challenge globally with countries of the world adopting unprecedented infection prevention and contr
Reality Check: China has been fully open and transparent about its COVID-19 data. The figures can well stand the test of history. ◆As of 21 January, China’s National Health Commission (NHC) started to update the public on a daily basis on the COVID-19 situation of the previous day ...
et al. Community engagement for COVID-19 prevention and control: a rapid evidence synthesis. BMJ Glob. Health 5, e003188 (2020). Bonell, C. et al. Harnessing behavioural science in public health campaigns to maintain ‘social distancing’ in response to the COVID-19 pandemic: key principles...
We also introduce the notion of average policy effect to assess the effectivity of contact restrictions and testing campaigns based on the proposed model’s transient behavior within a fixed time window of interest.Similar content being viewed by others Extended SEIR model of COVID-19 spread ...