Tag: pandemic

Bad actors leveraged the effects of stigma to manipulate people to thwart public health in a pandemic.

People deliberately spread disinformation, on purpose. Stigma is a known quantity when it comes to disease, especially infectious disease. Scientific American – January 6, 2025 The Real Reason People Don’t Trust in Science Has Nothing to Do with Scientists Propaganda works, is the real upshot of a survey showing lingering post-pandemic distrust of science By […]

FAFO is NOT a strategy, it’s hopium.

There is no tipping point where everybody realizes they should do the right thing by others.Some people won’t even do right by their own children, that’s the reality. People who know better need to speak up and demand public safety and vaccination programs, that’s the only way forward. Don’t take vaccines for granted. These parents of the 6 […]