286.
Giacomo De Giorgi, Pascal Geldsetzer, etc.,
The impact of face-mask mandates on all-cause mortality in Switzerland: a quasi-experimental study, 2022.09.10,
https://academic.oup.com/eurpub/article/32/5/818/6695430#375429977 .
Whereas there is strong evidence that wearing a face mask is effective in reducing the spread of the severe acute respiratory SARS-CoV-2, evidence on the impact of mandating the wearing of face masks on deaths from COVID-19 and all-cause mortality is more sparse and likely to vary by context. Mandating face-mask use in public indoor spaces in Switzerland in mid-to-late 2020 does not appear to have resulted in large reductions in all-cause mortality in the short term. There is some suggestion that combining face-mask mandates with social distancing rules reduced all-cause mortality.
285.
Florence Débarre, Emmanuel Lecoeur, etc.,
The French Covid-19 vaccination policy did not solve vaccination inequities: a nationwide study on 64.5 million people, 2022.09.14,
https://academic.oup.com/eurpub/article/32/5/825/6697909 .
To encourage Covid-19 vaccination, France introduced during the Summer 2021 a ‘Sanitary Pass’, which morphed into a ‘Vaccine Pass’ in early 2022. Our analysis reveals that factors related to poverty, immigration and trust in the government are strong determinants of vaccination rate, and that vaccination inequities tended to increase after the introduction of the French sanitary and vaccination passes.
284.
Hsueh-Fen Chen, Saleema A Karim,
Relationship between political partisanship and COVID-19 deaths: future implications for public health, 2021.04.29,
https://academic.oup.com/jpubhealth/article/44/3/716/6257745?searchresult=1 .
In the USA, the response to the COVID-19 pandemic has been politically polarized. When compared with Republican counties, COVID-19 death rates in Democratic counties were significantly higher (IRRs ranged from 2.0 to 18.3, P < 0.001) in Time 1–Time 5, but in Time 9–Time10, were significantly lower (IRRs ranged from 0.43 to 0.69, P < 0.001). The findings support the necessity of evidence-based public health leadership and management in maneuvering the USA out of the current COVID-19 pandemic and prepare for future public health crises.
283.
Eugene Malthouse,
Confirmation bias and vaccine-related beliefs in the time of COVID-19, 2022.11.19,
https://academic.oup.com/jpubhealth/advance-article/doi/10.1093/pubmed/fdac128/6833492 .
People made systematic errors (P < 0.01) when evaluating evidence that was inconsistent with their prior beliefs. This pattern emerged among people with both pro-vaccination and anti-vaccination attitudes. Errors were attributed to confirmation bias because no such differences were detected when participants evaluated data unrelated to vaccines.
282.
Madhu Jalan, Kira Riehm, etc.,
Burden of mental distress in the US associated with trust in media for COVID-19 information, 2022.11.21,
https://academic.oup.com/heapro/article/37/6/daac162/6835391?searchresult=1 .
No significant associations were found between mental distress and trust in broadcast or cable TV for accessing news about COVID-19. Trust in different news outlets may be associated with mental distress during public health emergencies like the COVID-19 pandemic. Future studies should explore mechanisms behind these associations, including adherence to best practices for crisis reporting among different media sources and exposure of individuals to misinformation.
281.
Pablo Cabrera-Álvarez, Matthew J Hornsey, etc.,
Determinants of self-reported adherence to COVID-19 regulations in Spain: social norms, trust and risk perception, 2022.10.27,
https://academic.oup.com/heapro/article/37/6/daac138/6775364 .
Failure of individuals to voluntarily observe regulations and recommendations around mitigating COVID-19 is often cited as a reason why some countries struggled to curtail the spread of the virus. A large, representative survey revealed that several factors were positively associated with willingness to comply to COVID-19 regulations and recommendations. Results point to the importance of influencing social norms as the primary way to improve adherence to the health regulations of COVID-19; more important than intrapsychic considerations such as efficacy and risk.
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Julio Frenk, Lincoln C Chen, etc.,
Challenges and opportunities for educating health professionals after the COVID-19 pandemic, 2022.10.29,
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(22)02092-X/fulltext .
The review lists institutional and instructional reforms to assess what has happened to health-professional education since the publication of the Lancet Commission and how the COVID-19 pandemic altered the education process.
278.
Rubina Qasim, Hakim Shah, etc.,
Exploring the beliefs and experiences with regard to COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and acceptance in a slum of Karachi, Pakistan, 2022.10.27,
https://academic.oup.com/heapro/article/37/6/daac140/6775365?searchresult=1 .
This study explored the beliefs and experiences of the COVID-19 vaccine, including hesitancy and acceptance toward vaccinations, in a slum of Karachi, Pakistan. The findings of this study highlight that hesitancy was linked to personal belief systems, vaccine mistrust and public perceptions. In contrast, vaccine acceptance was linked to knowledge and awareness about the vaccine and trusted sources of information.
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Pablo Cabrera-Álvarez, Matthew J Hornsey, Josep Lobera,
Determinants of self-reported adherence to COVID-19 regulations in Spain: social norms, trust and risk perception, 2022.10.27,
https://academic.oup.com/heapro/article/37/6/daac138/6775364?searchresult=1. .
The current study drew on a large, representative sample of Spanish nationals to compare the extent to which various psychological factors predicted adherence to COVID-19 regulations.
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