“…A rational response to fear can be mitigated by responding rationally to that fear ( Ng and Kemp, 2020 ), reducing misinformation, including by improving the reliability of published information ( Teixeira da Silva, 2020b ), by better preparedness, including through lessons learned from prior pandemics ( Deming and Chen, 2020 ), a better understanding and appreciation of the burnout, emotive weight and moral stress associated with long-term challenges faced by healthcare workers and care providers ( Fried and Fisher, 2016 ), better and more robust economic and political management and leadership ( El Keshky et al., 2020 ), and through the availability of effective, reliable and trustworthy health solutions, including robust and safe testing and detection methods ( Tang et al., 2020 ) as well as vaccines ( Haynes et al., 2020 ).…”