Pandemic Playbook Posts

We are in need of a new set of norms around wearing masks in public. Mask wearing has already been established as a norm in many East Asian countries for a variety of purposes - epidemics, air pollution, flu season as well as coping with allergies. Masks have come to symbolize solidarity and are perceived as a collective responsibility, especially with the saliency of epidemics such as SARS. There are several beliefs that have delayed the adoption and adherence of mask wearin

Experts and policy makers initially advised against mask usage to mitigate the spread of COVID-19, but many came around to it subsequently, after significant costs of the delay, in terms of infections and fatalities, had already been incurred. For example, the US Centre for Disease Control and Prevention originally advised the public against wearing masks during the covid-19 pandemic, but this advice was updated to extend to general public as well. The World Health Organizati