An exploration of the political, social, economic and cultural factors affecting how different global regions initially reacted to the COVID-19 pandemic

JW Tang, MA Caniza, M Dinn, DE Dwyer… - Interface …, 2022 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Responses to the early (February–July 2020) COVID-19 pandemic varied widely, globally.
Reasons for this are multiple but likely relate to the healthcare and financial resources then …

Involvement of political and socio-economic factors in the spatial and temporal dynamics of COVID-19 outcomes in Brazil: A population-based study

DR Xavier, EL e Silva, FA Lara, GRR e Silva… - The Lancet Regional …, 2022 - thelancet.com
Background Brazil has been severely impacted by COVID-19 pandemics that is aggravated
by the absence of a scientifically-driven coordinated informative campaign and the …

COVID-19 remote consultation services and population in health inequity-concentrating territories: a scoping review

AB Silva, SRF Sindico, AC Carneiro… - Telemedicine and e …, 2021 - liebertpub.com
Background: This review aimed to map initiatives for measuring the satisfaction of
vulnerable populations with teleconsultation services offered by public and private health …

Misinformation on social networks during the novel coronavirus pandemic: a quali-quantitative case study of Brazil

P Biancovilli, L Makszin, C Jurberg - BMC Public Health, 2021 - Springer
Background One of the challenges posed by the novel coronavirus pandemic is the
infodemic risk, that is, a huge amount of information being published on the topic, along with …

COVID-19 mortality in Brazil, 2020-21: consequences of the pandemic inadequate management

CL Szwarcwald, CS Boccolini… - Archives of Public …, 2022 - Springer
Background The COVID-19 pandemic brought countless challenges to public health and
highlighted the Brazilian health system vulnerabilities in facing the emergency. In this article …

From response to transformation: how countries can strengthen national pandemic preparedness and response systems

V Haldane, AS Jung, R Neill, S Singh, S Wu… - bmj, 2021 - bmj.com
From response to transformation: how countries can strengthen national pandemic
preparedness and response systems Page 1 the bmj | BMJ 2021;375:e067507 | doi …

Edge effects and vertical stratification of aerial insectivorous bats across the interface of primary-secondary Amazonian rainforest

N Yoh, JA Clarke, A López-Baucells, M Mas… - PLoS …, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Edge effects, abiotic and biotic changes associated with habitat boundaries, are key drivers
of community change in fragmented landscapes. Their influence is heavily modulated by …

A year of living distantly: global trends in the use of stay-at-home orders over the first 12 months of the COVID-19 pandemic

T Phillips, Y Zhang, A Petherick - Interface Focus, 2021 - royalsocietypublishing.org
During the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs)
were the main pillar of defence to protect human society against the virus. While a variety of …

Mechanisms driving online vaccine debate during the Covid-19 pandemic

OC Seckin, A Atalay, E Otenen… - Social Media+ …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
The prevalence of the anti-vaccine movement in today's society has become a pressing
concern, largely amplified by the dissemination of vaccine skepticism. During the early …

Are leading urban centers predisposed to global risks-An analysis of the global south from COVID-19 perspective

H Shekhar, M Rautela, M Maqsood, R Paris… - Habitat International, 2022 - Elsevier
COVID-19 initially spread among prominent global cities and soon to the urban centers of
countries across the globe. While cities are the hotbeds of activities, they also seem highly …