How To Build Public Trust When Fighting A Pandemic
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🗓️ 8 January 2022
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In fact, this week, the American Medical Association released a statement saying, "The new recommendations on quarantine and isolation are not only confusing, but are risking further spread of the virus."
Adherence to public health guidelines is built on trust, and over the last few weeks, trust in the CDC seems to be eroding.
Jessica Malaty Rivera, a Senior Advisor at the Pandemic Prevention Institute and a science communicator, explains how we got to this point...and what steps need to be taken to ensure public trust in the CDC.
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| 0:00.0 | The late night talk shows have become a fairly reliable way to figure out what or who is getting on the nation's collective last nerve. |
| 0:07.1 | Last week they locked in on a new target, the CDC. |
| 0:10.8 | Specifically, the latest CDC guidelines for controlling the coronavirus. |
| 0:14.8 | Remember this rhyme. It symptoms again the days are 10. |
| 0:18.8 | If you're symptom-free, the days are thrift-five. |
| 0:22.0 | If you still wear a cloth mask, you've already died. |
| 0:24.8 | That's desi-lied from the Daily Show in Comedy Central. |
| 0:28.0 | I know it seems confusing, but by following these simple guidelines, we can finally beat smallpox. |
| 0:33.6 | Uh, COVID-19. |
| 0:34.9 | COVID-19. |
| 0:36.0 | And it's not just late night poking fun at the organization. |
| 0:38.8 | Group chats, Twitter, and TikTok are flooded with memes and skits, like this one from Joy of Photo. |
| 0:44.6 | Welcome to CDC Says, your favorite game from your favorite play, |
| 0:47.4 | because in CDC says put on your mask. |
| 0:49.2 | CDC says take it off. |
| 0:50.4 | CDC says put it on. |
| 0:52.5 | Why not joke about it? |
| 0:54.0 | That's better than tearing your hair out over guidance that in the kindest interpretation is not clear, |
| 0:59.0 | and that it's worst makes no sense. |
| 1:02.8 | Here's why. |
| 1:03.7 | In a short press release put out on December 27th, |
| 1:06.6 | the guidance to isolate for 10 days after an onset of symptoms turn to five. |
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