Thankfully, the Biden-Harris transition team has already released an initial Covid-19 plan and named its own team in charge of the pandemic response, with Fauci serving as a chief medical adviser. Two members have a background in the world of public health and supervise health communication efforts, but the task force does not include a single member whose primary training and expertise is in the behavioral or social sciences, or in public health education or communication. The arrival of a vaccine will only heighten the importance of public health education. Join us on Twitter and FacebookGranted, Taiwan is much smaller than the US and has different social conditions. By themselves, national public health education campaigns are no panacea, but they can be important components in the toolkit of prevention measures.

Source: CNN December 28, 2020 00:56 UTC