As infection rates of Covid-19 rise, or in some cases only plateau, across the United States, experts say those who haven’t gotten their shots yet may be relaxing safeguards too soon.
Dave Bailey accompanies his son, Walter, on a socially distanced grid before Walter’s first day back to in person school in April 2021. (Courthouse News photo / Karina Brown)
(CN) With millions of Covid-19 vaccine doses being given to Americans by the day, and public health officials announcing pieces of normal life that can resume post-vaccination, it’s understandable that many are feeling a sense that, after more than a year, the pandemic’s end is near.
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Positive messaging plays a key role in increasing COVID-19 mask compliance
Many organizations are looking at effective ways to communicate the importance of wearing a mask, especially as highly contagious new strains of coronavirus threaten to cause a surge in infections.
Researchers at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill suggest positive messages based on unity and togetherness are critical to supporting the effort and could help normalize wearing a mask in social settings.
Their findings, published in December in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, give public health experts, leaders and communicators insight to craft messaging that could potentially increase mask usage during the pandemic.
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CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - Many organizations are looking at effective ways to communicate the importance of wearing a mask, especially as highly transmissible new strains of coronavirus threaten to cause a surge in infections.
Their findings, described in a study published in December in the
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, give public health experts, leaders and communicators critical insight to craft messaging that could potentially increase mask usage during the pandemic. As science evolved during the pandemic, it became clear wearing masks was going to be a critical step, said Allison Lazard, associate professor at the UNC Hussman School of Journalism and Media. But there just isn t much out there for evidence-based messaging, especially not for what might motivate people to wear face coverings.