Risk communication and community engagement during COVID-19

Community pandemic prevention and control measures and their influence on citizen satisfaction during the COVID-19 pandemic in China

“…This is because previous research has demonstrated that epidemiological knowledge is indispensable for pandemic prevention [ 52 ]. Second, CPPCM, which is an essential component of ideal risk communication, was able to create a consensus among residents, promote citizen policy compliance, and increase citizen cooperation during COVID-19 [ 53 ]. Regarding citizen compliance and collective cooperation in emergencies, it is impossible to control a pandemic [ 54 ] without citizen compliance and voluntary cooperation [ 55 ], such as maintaining social distance and receiving a vaccination.…”

Source Credibility and the Information Quality Matter in Public Engagement on Social Networking Sites During the COVID-19 Crisis

“…COVID-19 causes serious illness, having symptoms of common cold and pneumonia, which is appearing to be more deadly and contagious than the previously known similar infections (severe acute respiratory syndrome and Middle East respiratory syndrome). As of October 20, 2021, the coronavirus has affected more than 240 million people while the number of deaths has crossed the figure of four million globally ( Khan et al, 2022 ). Research indicates that as a result of COVID-19 people all over the world have eased the move to social distance by spending a lot of time online.…”

Interpersonal risk communication matters more than media risk communication in its impact on individuals’ trust and preventive behaviors during COVID-19

“…Past research demonstrates that risk communication (interpersonal risk communication and media risk communication) is an important tool for disease control and prevention [ [10] , [11] , [12] , [13] ]. Risk communication can be described as the exchange of information between stakeholders (i.e., government institutions, the public, scientists, communications media, professional organizations) on the nature, severity, importance, or control of the risk [ 14 , 15 ].…”