Public Trust Crucial to Reponses to Health Crisis--study

Public Trust Can Make or Break Government Response to Public Health Crisis Global Health NOW

...We found that people were more likely to take protective actions like washing hands and wearing masks if they trusted their health institutions and government leaders. Trust also affected responses to arduous community-level behaviors, such as adhering to public place closures. Our findings are consistent with a recent analysis of COVID-19 suggesting that with greater trust, the world may have experienced up to 13% fewer infections.

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