Abstract
Governments around the world have implemented measures to manage the transmission of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). While the majority of these measures are proving effective, they have a high social and economic cost, and response strategies are being adjusted. The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends that communities should have a voice, be informed and engaged and participate in this transition phase. We propose ten considerations to support this principle:
(1) implement a phased approach to a ‘new normal’;
(2) balance individual rights with the social good;
(3) prioritise people at highest risk of negative consequences;
(4) provide special support for healthcare workers and caring staff;
(5) build, strengthen and maintain trust;
(6) enlist existing social norms and foster healthy new norms;
(7) increase resilience and self-efficacy;
(8) use clear and positive language;
(9) anticipate and manage misinformation and
(10) engage with media outlets.
The transition phase should also be informed by real time data according to which governmental responses should be updated.
(1) implement a phased approach to a ‘new normal’;
(2) balance individual rights with the social good;
(3) prioritise people at highest risk of negative consequences;
(4) provide special support for healthcare workers and caring staff;
(5) build, strengthen and maintain trust;
(6) enlist existing social norms and foster healthy new norms;
(7) increase resilience and self-efficacy;
(8) use clear and positive language;
(9) anticipate and manage misinformation and
(10) engage with media outlets.
The transition phase should also be informed by real time data according to which governmental responses should be updated.
Original language | English |
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Number of pages | 11 |
Journal | Nature Human Behaviour |
Volume | 2020 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 24 Jun 2020 |
Research Groups and Themes
- Cognitive Science
- Memory
- Covid19
- TeDCog
Keywords
- human behaviour
- social policy
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Professor Stephan Lewandowsky
- School of Psychological Science - Chair in Cognitive Psychology
- Bristol Poverty Institute
- Migration Mobilities Bristol
- Cabot Institute for the Environment
- Bristol Neuroscience
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