The social amplification and attenuation of COVID-19 risk perception shaping mask wearing behavior: A longitudinal twitter analysis

PLoS ONE, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 16(9), P. e0257428 - e0257428

Published: Sept. 23, 2021

Twitter represents a mainstream news source for the American public, offering valuable vehicle learning how citizens make sense of pandemic health threats like Covid-19. Masking as risk mitigation measure became controversial in US. The social amplification framework offers insight into event interacts with psychological, social, institutional, and cultural communication processes to shape Covid-19 perception.

Language: Английский

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Individual and COVID-19-Specific Indicators of Compliance with Mask Use and Social Distancing: The Importance of Norms, Perceived Effectiveness, and State Response

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 18(16), P. 8715 - 8715

Published: Aug. 18, 2021

COVID-19 is a global pandemic that has resulted in widespread negative outcomes. Face masks and social distancing have been used to minimize its spread. Understanding who will engage protective behaviors crucial for continued response the pandemic. We aimed evaluate factors are indicative of mask use among current former college students prior vaccine access. Participants (N = 490; 67% female; 60% White) were U.S. undergraduate students. Perceived effectiveness descriptive norms regarding safety measures, COVID-19-related news watching seeking, state timing stay-at-home mandates, impulsivity-like traits, affect (mood), demographic variables assessed. Results found greater perceived indicated increased personal compliance within across behaviors. Greater related (e.g., indoor compliance). Increased stress, anxiety, compliance. More positive was associated with less Being non-White, compared White (p < 0.001), female, male Overall, early implementation orders, exposure news, health behavior Findings important informing crises, including COVID-19.

Language: Английский

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Uso de máscara durante a pandemia de COVID-19 no Brasil: resultados do estudo EPICOVID19-BR

Cadernos de Saúde Pública, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 38(6)

Published: Jan. 1, 2022

By March 3, 2022, the COVID-19 pandemic has caused more than 399 million infections and claimed lives of five people worldwide. To reduce infection rates, a series prevention measures indicated by World Health Organization (WHO) were adopted countries, including use masks. This study aims to describe mask in Brazil via data analysis from EPICOVID19-BR, population-based conducted 133 cities country four phases between August 2020. The proportion individuals who reported wearing when they left their homes was 97.9% (95%CI: 97.8-98.0). interviewer did not see interviewees' 50% 49.9-51.1) cases at time interview. However, phase one survey, we observed 4.4% decrease interviewees failed wear masks Mask non-visualization prominent women, participants aged 10-19 20-29 years indigenous, black, brown skin color, those with elementary high school education Central-West Region. cloth showed 91.4% predominance 91.2-1.5) 4.9% increase 1 4. results bring important information reinforce control policies Brazil. percentage interview suggests that it is still self-care, rather relating mandatory measure.A pandemia de já causou mais milhões infecções e custou vida cinco pessoas no mundo, até 3 março 2022. Para reduzir taxa infecção, uma série medidas prevenção indicadas pela Organização Mundial da Saúde (OMS) foram adotadas pelos países, entre elas, o uso máscara. O objetivo deste estudo é descrever utilização máscara na população brasileira, através análise dados do um base populacional realizado em cidades país, quatro fases agosto A proporção indivíduos que preferiram usar quando saíam casa foi 97,9% (IC95%: 97,8-98,0). entrevistador não visualizou entrevistado 49,9-51,1) dos casos momento entrevista, entanto, fase pesquisa, observou-se diminuição 4,4 pontos percentuais entrevistados usaram entrevista. visualização observada mulheres, participantes com idade anos, cor pele indígena, preta, parda, as Ensinos Fundamental Médio Região Centro-oeste. tecido predominante 91,4% 91,2-91,5) aumento 4,9 Os resultados trazem informações importantes para reforçar políticas controle Brasil. alto percentual sem hora entrevista sugere ainda importante aspecto preventivo autocuidado, fazendo algo apenas ligado à obrigatoriedade.La del ha provocado más millones infecciones y se cobrado la personas en todo el mundo hasta Marzo reducir tasa contagios, los países adoptaron una serie prevención por Organización Salud (OMS), ellas mascarillas. El este estudio es describir mascarillas población brasileña, utilizando análisis datos un poblacional ciudades cuatro marzo La proporción informaron al salir fue vio mascarilla sin embargo las uno investigación observó disminución puntos porcentuales encuestados llevaban durante Se mayor visualización falta mujeres, con edades años, color piel negra educación primaria secundaria Región Hubo predominio tela Los muestran importancia fortalecer porcentaje sugiere reforzar autocuidado general solo relacionado obligatoriedad

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Bovine Serum Albumin-Coated Niclosamide-Zein Nanoparticles as Potential Injectable Medicine against COVID-19

Materials, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 14(14), P. 3792 - 3792

Published: July 7, 2021

(1) Background: COVID-19 has affected millions of people worldwide, but countries with high experimental anti-SARS-CoV-2 vaccination rates among the general population respectively show progress in achieving herd immunity (a combination natural and vaccine-induced acquired immunity), resulting a significant reduction both newly detected infections mortality rates. However, longevity vaccines’ ability to provide protection against ongoing pandemic is still unclear. Therefore, it utmost importance have new medications fight at earliest point possible. Recently, been found that repurposing already existing drugs could, fact, be an ideal strategy formulate effective medication for COVID-19. Though there are many FDA-approved drugs, niclosamide (NIC), anthelmintic drug, significantly potential SARS-CoV-2 virus. (2) Methods: Here we deployed simple self-assembling technique through which Zein nanoparticles were successfully used encapsulate NIC, was then coated bovine serum albumin (BSA) order improve drugs’ stability, injectablity, selectivity towards virus-infected cells. (3) Results: The particle size BSA-stabilized Zein-NIC nanohybrid less than 200 nm, excellent colloidal stability sustained drug release properties. In addition, showed enhanced behavior under conditions, indicating such hybrid delivery system could highly beneficial treating patients suffering from endothelial glycocalyx damage followed by cytokine storm related severe inflammations.

Language: Английский

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The Foegen effect

Medicine, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 101(7), P. e28924 - e28924

Published: Feb. 18, 2022

Extensive evidence in the literature supports mandatory use of facemasks to reduce infection rate severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, which causes disease (COVID-19). However, effect mask on course remains controversial. This study aimed determine whether influenced case fatality Kansas, USA between August 1st and October 15th 2020.This applied secondary data updates, mandates, demographic status related Kansas State, USA. A parallelization analysis based county-level was conducted these data. Results were controlled by performing multiple sensitivity analyses a negative control.A showed that counties with mandate had significantly higher rates than without mandate, risk ratio 1.85 (95% confidence interval [95% CI]: 1.51-2.10) for COVID-19-related deaths. Even after adjusting number "protected persons," is, persons who not infected mask-mandated group compared no-mask group, remained high at 1.52 CI: 1.24-1.72). By analyzing excess mortality this determines over 95% can solely be attributed COVID-19.These findings suggest might pose yet unknown threat user instead protecting them, making mandates debatable epidemiologic intervention.The cause trend is explained herein using "Foegen effect" theory; deep re-inhalation hypercondensed droplets or pure virions caught as worsen prognosis linked long-term effects COVID-19 infection. While proven vivo an animal model, further research needed fully understand it.

Language: Английский

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