Fear and stigmatisation during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic: Lessons learnt for future public health crises

9 June 2023

Key Findings

Healthcare workers, tourists from China and construction workers were perceived to be stigmatised by the public during the early stage of the pandemic.
Ageist attitudes were observed in some participants, where older adults were thought to be more fearful of the pandemic, susceptible to misinformation and struggling to cope with the changes due to the pandemic.
Trusting the government and local news outlets as an accurate source of information, and active fact-checking, were likely important factors in combating misinformation.

SOURCE:
GERI

DOI:
GERI Research Brief 2023-06-001 [PDF, 683 KB]

AUTHOR(S):
Dr Jonathan Gao