A team of scientists have found that people who believe in myths are more likely to catch it.
In a new interview with PsyPost, Russell Fazio, a researcher at Ohio State University, said that community transmission rates drop when government entities impose restrictions. The very persons who engage in more social distancing behavior decrease their personal likelihood of contracting the virus.
Study participants completed assessments for a number of variables. According to the study, people with a strong trust in former President Trump, more government faith and more conspiracy theory beliefs were more likely to contract Covid.
There are many important findings from this research, but the most critical one may be related to misinformation. Individuals with more accurate knowledge were less likely to contract it.
The solution to these problems may not be political evangelism and trying to sway COVID deniers to the other side of an ideological spectrum.
A less political and more empathetic approach may be more effective in reducing COVID cases and deaths.
Fazio told PsyPost that it would be fascinating to examine the consequences of correct misinformation. Changes in accurate knowledge can affect the likelihood of contracting the virus.
In the fight against COVID, preventing hospital stays is more important than changing votes. It is possible to let people know that their leaders failed them in a way that is sympathetic.
The reverse is true if individual action can make you vulnerable to COVID transmission.
Anti-vaxxers are one of the greatest threats to world health.
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