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RAPID: Coronavirus Risk Communication: How Age and Communication Format Affect Risk Percep — NSF Award to University of Washington

On March 11, 2020 the coronavirus officially became a global pandemic. In the United States the suggestion to practice “social distancing” was replaced by official “stay at home” orders from at least 30 states, and numerous counties and cities. Despite these official orders, people continued to gather in outdoor spaces

Award titleRAPID: Coronavirus Risk Communication: How Age and Communication Format Affect Risk Percep
Award ID2029039
AwardeeUniversity of Washington
CitySEATTLE
StateWA
Amount obligated$49,133
Principal investigatorSonia Savelli
ProgramDecision, Risk & Mgmt Sci
Start date06/15/2020
AbstractOn March 11, 2020 the coronavirus officially became a global pandemic. In the United States the suggestion to practice “social distancing” was replaced by official “stay at home” orders from at least 30 states, and numerous counties and cities. Despite these official orders, people continued to gather in outdoor spaces and in private. Why do they do so? Are they “risk seeking” in the sense that they understand the risk but have decided to take it anyway? Or do they misunderstand the risk of cont
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