The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the need for inclusive communication and information that can be accessed, understood, and acted upon by all throughout a crisis. Designing inclusive and accessible communication requires an understanding of the information needs of different groups, including vulnerable groups. Local governments...
In the autumn of 2021, the Swedish COVID-19 vaccination roll-out was in full progress and vaccines had become available for all Swedish adults. Although there was a sufficient vaccine supply, it became increasingly evident that the vaccination rates were significantly lower among populations of foreign-born...
In an October 2021 press release published by The Guardian, the United Kingdom’s initial handling of the COVID-19 pandemic was described as “one of the worst public health failures in UK history, with ministers and scientists taking a “fatalistic” approach that exacerbated the death toll.” Failings...
With the COVID-19 pandemic still ongoing, a second public health risk has the world on high alert: a worldwide breakout of the monkeypox virus first identified in 1958. As of 26 May 2022, two dozen countries in the Americas, Europe, North Africa, the Middle East,...
At the beginning of the summer of 2020, and after having spent weeks or even months all over Europe either confined to our homes or with severe restrictions on mobility, very few people were thinking about their summer holidays beyond nearby and familiar places. At...
Facemask usage is from an international horizon heavily associated with political views. But how have people actually made sense of masks as a protective measure beyond political controversies during the COVID-19 pandemic? This study suggests that people's cultural norms and values are decisive in shaping...
The forced isolation to which the whole world had been subjected in March 2020 has triggered a reaction to social change caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. This response diversified according to the national and cultural context, especially amongst the young people. COVINFORM project has recently...
Most languages and cultures have a saying with the same message as the English proverb “a stitch in time saves nine”. Like a lot of good advice, you only appreciate it after the event, as you stab your finger with the needle trying to do...
The COVID-19 pandemic has uncovered many unexpected phenomena. As we have lived in a turmoil of surprising events, people have coped with changes and unprecedented situations in various ways. One of them was memes, a source of escapist satire. The COVINFORM project has chosen memes...
"At the Nuremberg trials, the doctors and nurses stood trial and they hung. If you are a doctor or a nurse, now is the time to get off that bus. Get off it and stand with us, the people, all around the world they are...
