'Pandemic fatigue' can turn to 'pandemic anger'Managing the public's frustration presents a challenge for public health officials in the second wave. During a journalism conference at Carleton University in Ottawa on Thursday, Canada's Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Theresa Tam said that public health messaging can seem inconsistent because of the evolving science in the pandemic. Osterholm said resistance to public health restrictions not only stems from the concept of " pandemic fatigue, " but also from something he calls "pandemic anger." Osterholm said the perception of risk — and not strict public health restrictions — is what holds people back from doing things like travelling by plane or entering a retail store. Osterholm said those pushing the the Barrington Declaration completely misunderstood the concept behind public health restrictions and the reasons behind enacting them in the first place.

Source: CBC News October 24, 2020 07:52 UTC