
COVID-19 health messaging: triumph or train-wreck? Experts reflect on past 2 years
Global News
Has keeping track of COVID-19 guidance left things clear or confusing for you? Experts reflect on what went right, and what went wrong when communicating science to the public.
Circuit breaker lockdowns or COVID-Zero?
To mix COVID-19 vaccines or not to mix vaccines?
Two vaccine doses or three or four?
Self-isolate for five days or 10? How about 14?
Public health guidance surrounding COVID-19 has been constantly shifting — a regular process as science evolves and scientists learn more about the virus.
But no matter how closely people follow the scientific process, it appears messaging from health officials has resonated differently around the world.
Remember when many were left confused as the CDC revoked, then reinstated, mask mandates for fully-vaccinated Americans in indoor settings?
How about when the National Advisory on Immunization (NACI) appeared to say that mRNA vaccines were “preferred”, seemingly opposing the scientific consensus that the best vaccine is the one offered to you first?













