Study the role of hubris in nations’ COVID-19 response

Lincoln, Martha

doi:10.1038/d41586-020-02596-8

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“… 42 )--or even acknowledge the risks associated with the pandemic in their home country (e.g., ref. 43 ). Therefore, in identifying associations with compliance with public health measures, we sought to distinguish NI from NN.…”

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National identity predicts public health support during a global pandemic

Bavel

Cichocka

Capraro³

et al. 2022

Nat Commun

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Changing collective behaviour and supporting non-pharmaceutical interventions is an important component in mitigating virus transmission during a pandemic. In a large international collaboration (Study 1, N = 49,968 across 67 countries), we investigated self-reported factors associated with public health behaviours (e.g., spatial distancing and stricter hygiene) and endorsed public policy interventions (e.g., closing bars and restaurants) during the early stage of the COVID-19 pandemic (April-May 2020). Respondents who reported identifying more strongly with their nation consistently reported greater engagement in public health behaviours and support for public health policies. Results were similar for representative and non-representative national samples. Study 2 (N = 42 countries) conceptually replicated the central finding using aggregate indices of national identity (obtained using the World Values Survey) and a measure of actual behaviour change during the pandemic (obtained from Google mobility reports). Higher levels of national identification prior to the pandemic predicted lower mobility during the early stage of the pandemic (r = −0.40). We discuss the potential implications of links between national identity, leadership, and public health for managing COVID-19 and future pandemics.

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National identity predicts public health support during a global pandemic

Bavel

Cichocka

Capraro³

et al. 2022

Nat Commun

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“…During this study's timeframe, the United States led the world in cases and deaths despite its pre-pandemic ranking as the country best equipped to manage a pandemic such as COVID-19 (Cameron et al, 2019). These public-health outcomes occurred against a backdrop of disinformation and failures of national leadership (Evanega et al, 2020;Ball and Maxmen, 2020;Holtz et al, 2020;Lincoln, 2020;Thorp, 2020). Lack of national leadership was observed in the relative dearth of national-level public-health policies and guidance (Fig.…”

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News media coverage of COVID-19 public health and policy information

Mach

Reyes

Pentz

et al. 2021

Humanit Soc Sci Commun

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During a pandemic, news media play a crucial role in communicating public health and policy information. Traditional newspaper coverage is important amidst increasing disinformation, yet uncertainties make covering health risks and efforts to limit transmission difficult. This study assesses print and online newspaper coverage of the coronavirus disease COVID-19 for March 2020, when the global pandemic was declared, through August 2020 in three countries: Canada (with the lowest per-capita case and death rates during the study timeframe), the United Kingdom (with a pronounced early spike), and the United States (with persistently high rates). Tools previously validated for pandemic-related news records allow measurement of multiple indicators of scientific quality (i.e., reporting that reflects the state of scientific knowledge) and of sensationalism (i.e., strategies rendering news as more extraordinary than it really is). COVID-19 reporting had moderate scientific quality and low sensationalism across 1331 sampled articles in twelve newspapers spanning the political spectrums of the three countries. Newspapers oriented towards the populist-right had the lowest scientific quality in reporting, combined with very low sensationalism in some cases. Against a backdrop of world-leading disease rates, U.S. newspapers on the political left had more exposing coverage, e.g., focused on policy failures or misinformation, and more warning coverage, e.g., focused on the risks of the disease, compared to U.S. newspapers on the political right. Despite the generally assumed benefits of low sensationalism, pandemic-related coverage with low scientific quality that also failed to alert readers to public-health risks, misinformation, or policy failures may have exacerbated the public-health effects of the disease. Such complexities will likely remain central for both pandemic news media reporting and public-health strategies reliant upon it.

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“…This understanding of health security as a ‘state of exception’, framed too by the broader contexts as described in previous reports [ 1 ], could explain why much of the literature reviewed focused on acute infectious disease or biohazards. This also may explain inadequate COVID-19 readiness and response, particularly in HICs, where notions of health security took the form of a ‘once in a century’ exceptionalism, with the assumption that threats would mostly affect the Global South and that HICs capacities were sufficiently prepared, creating a condition of complacency [ 111 ].…”

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The role of health systems for health security: a scoping review revealing the need for improved conceptual and practical linkages

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Background Practical links between health systems and health security are historically prevalent, but the conceptual links between these fields remain under explored, with little on health system strengthening. The need to address this gap gains relevance in light of the COVID-19 pandemic as it demonstrated a crucial relationship between health system capacities and effective health security response. Acknowledging the importance of developing stronger and more resilient health systems globally for health emergency preparedness, the WHO developed a Health Systems for Health Security framework that aims to promote a common understanding of what health systems for health security entails whilst identifying key capacities required. Methods/ results To further explore and analyse the conceptual and practical links between health systems and health security within the peer reviewed literature, a rapid scoping review was carried out to provide an overview of the type, extent and quantity of research available. Studies were included if they had been peer-reviewed and were published in English (seven databases 2000 to 2020). 343 articles were identified, of those 204 discussed health systems and health security (high and medium relevance), 101 discussed just health systems and 47 discussed only health security (low relevance). Within the high and medium relevance articles, several concepts emerged, including the prioritization of health security over health systems, the tendency to treat health security as exceptionalism focusing on acute health emergencies, and a conceptualisation of security as ‘state security’ not ‘human security’ or population health. Conclusion Examples of literature exploring links between health systems and health security are provided. We also present recommendations for further research, offering several investments and/or programmes that could reliably lead to maximal gains from both a health system and a health security perspective, and why these should be explored further. This paper could help researchers and funders when deciding upon the scope, nature and design of future research in this area. Additionally, the paper legitimises the necessity of the Health Systems for Health Security framework, with the findings of this paper providing useful insights and evidentiary examples for effective implementation of the framework.

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Study the role of hubris in nations’ COVID-19 response

Abstract: Many countries that see themselves as distinctive have handled the pandemic badly.

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National identity predicts public health support during a global pandemic

National identity predicts public health support during a global pandemic

News media coverage of COVID-19 public health and policy information

The role of health systems for health security: a scoping review revealing the need for improved conceptual and practical linkages

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