Public understanding of science: Communicating in the midst of a pandemic.
Public Underst Sci
; 31(3): 282-287, 2022 04.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1833022
ABSTRACT
While Covid-19 created unprecedented transparency with real-time reporting across the globe, the pandemic's politically charged environment made public communication of scientific information particularly challenging. Scientists, as authoritative voices, were thrust into the public eye to explain the evidence amid uncertainty, a changing virus, distrust in government and concerns about their self-interest and hidden agendas. Honest communication that provides the public with enough easy-to-understand information to make up their own minds is essential during the pandemic; the public deserves nothing less.
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International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pandemics
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Observational study
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Public Underst Sci
Journal subject:
Science
/
History of Medicine
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
09636625221089391
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