Is risk compensation threatening public health in the covid-19 pandemic?
Eleni Mantzari, G. James Rubin, Theresa M. Marteau
Abstract
Unfounded concerns about risk compensation threaten public health when they delay the introduction of protective measures such as wearing of face coverings, argue <b>Theresa Marteau and colleagues</b>
Topics & Concepts
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Compensation (psychology)PandemicPublic health2019-20 coronavirus outbreakRisk compensationSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)Face (sociological concept)Face masksMedicinePsychologyVirologySociologyNursingPathologySocial psychologyDiseaseInfectious disease (medical specialty)OutbreakSocial scienceHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV)COVID-19 and healthcare impactsInfection Control and VentilationHealthcare Systems and Challenges