Preparing for the Next Pandemic: Has COVID-19 Changed American Attitudes?

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and future pandemics have become a reality, and planners must understand how attitudes during COVID-19 may influence future preparedness activities. This study explores how personal experiences of Americans during the pandemic, attitudes about institutions, and views of social change could either pose challenges or help with planning for the next pandemic.

Methods

A longitudinal survey capturing health attitudes and COVD-19-related experiences was fielded 3 times over the course of the pandemic among historically underserved individuals in US society (racial/ethnic minority and low-income populations).

Results

COVID-19-related experiences increased over time. Attitudes about federal and state government and businesses' abi

SUBMITTER: Warren May L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10125872 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature