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Ten considerations for effectively managing the COVID-19 transition

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  • Katrine Bach Habersaat

    (WHO Regional Office for Europe, Insights Unit)

  • Cornelia Betsch

    (University of Erfurt)

  • Margie Danchin

    (The University of Melbourne and Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, Royal Children’s Hospital)

  • Cass R. Sunstein

    (Harvard University, Harvard Law School)

  • Robert Böhm

    (University of Copenhagen)

  • Armin Falk

    (University of Bonn and Institute on Behavior and Inequality (BRIQ))

  • Noel T. Brewer

    (University of North Carolina)

  • Saad B. Omer

    (Yale Institute for Global Health, Department of Internal Medicine (Infectious Diseases), Yale School of Medicine, Department of Epidemiology of Microbial Diseases, Yale School of Public Health, Yale School of Nursing)

  • Martha Scherzer

    (WHO Regional Office for Europe, Insights Unit)

  • Sunita Sah

    (Cambridge University)

  • Edward F. Fischer

    (Vanderbilt University)

  • Andrea E. Scheel

    (WHO Regional Office for Europe, Insights Unit)

  • Daisy Fancourt

    (University College London)

  • Shinobu Kitayama

    (University of Michigan)

  • Eve Dubé

    (Université Laval)

  • Julie Leask

    (University of Sydney)

  • Mohan Dutta

    (Massey University)

  • Noni E. MacDonald

    (Dalhousie University)

  • Anna Temkina

    (European University of St. Petersburg, St)

  • Andreas Lieberoth

    (Aarhus University)

  • Mark Jackson

    (University of Exeter)

  • Stephan Lewandowsky

    (University of Bristol
    University of Western Australia)

  • Holly Seale

    (University of New South Wales)

  • Nils Fietje

    (WHO Regional Office for Europe, Insights Unit)

  • Philipp Schmid

    (University of Erfurt)

  • Michele Gelfand

    (University of Maryland)

  • Lars Korn

    (University of Erfurt)

  • Sarah Eitze

    (University of Erfurt)

  • Lisa Felgendreff

    (University of Erfurt)

  • Philipp Sprengholz

    (University of Erfurt)

  • Cristiana Salvi

    (WHO Regional Office for Europe, Insights Unit)

  • Robb Butler

    (WHO Regional Office for Europe, Insights Unit)

Abstract

Governments around the world have implemented measures to manage the transmission of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). While the majority of these measures are proving effective, they have a high social and economic cost, and response strategies are being adjusted. The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends that communities should have a voice, be informed and engaged, and participate in this transition phase. We propose ten considerations to support this principle: (1) implement a phased approach to a ‘new normal’; (2) balance individual rights with the social good; (3) prioritise people at highest risk of negative consequences; (4) provide special support for healthcare workers and care staff; (5) build, strengthen and maintain trust; (6) enlist existing social norms and foster healthy new norms; (7) increase resilience and self-efficacy; (8) use clear and positive language; (9) anticipate and manage misinformation; and (10) engage with media outlets. The transition phase should also be informed by real-time data according to which governmental responses should be updated.

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  • Katrine Bach Habersaat & Cornelia Betsch & Margie Danchin & Cass R. Sunstein & Robert Böhm & Armin Falk & Noel T. Brewer & Saad B. Omer & Martha Scherzer & Sunita Sah & Edward F. Fischer & Andrea E. S, 2020. "Ten considerations for effectively managing the COVID-19 transition," Nature Human Behaviour, Nature, vol. 4(7), pages 677-687, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nathum:v:4:y:2020:i:7:d:10.1038_s41562-020-0906-x
    DOI: 10.1038/s41562-020-0906-x
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