A simple question like “What research should policy makers and practitioners use to help combat the pandemic?” can be surprisingly difficult to answer. More, via FiveThirtyEight:
Research on other infectious diseases has shown that matters, as experts are often more effective than non-experts. Studies have also shown it helps if the person doing the intervention shares characteristics, such as gender or race, with the people for whom the messaging is targeted. Additionally giving people laundry lists of things theyLastly, researchers need to address the seemingly cold and calculating question of whether an intervention is cost-effective.
For instance, if we developed a message to increase mask-wearing and persuaded policymakers to buy air time in all, how much of an increase in mask-wearing should we expect? One percent? Five percent? The answer to that matters a great deal, because we have to decide whether that is a better or worse use of resources than investing in other strategies, such as more COVID-19 tests —Ultimately, figuring these things out often takes time, and it’s important for scientists and policymakers to...
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