In Germany, shortly after the beginning of the COVID 19 pandemic and the decision by politicians to protect the population through far-reaching restrictions, criticism and resistance arose among citizens. Particularly on the topic of vaccination – and the possibility of compulsory vaccination – a sense...
History of urban planning and relation to health crises For a long time, the history of urban design in many European countries has evolved in response to infectious diseases. In ancient Rome, the first sewerage system was created to respond to diseases like dysentery and...
On 24 February 2022 at the latest, a long-simmering crisis in Europe became acute. Since this day, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has had a wide range of direct and indirect effects on people's everyday lives across Europe. Recent surveys by COVINFORM partner SINUS-Institut answers some...
Facemask usage is from an international horizon heavily associated with political views. But how have people actually made sense of masks as a protective measure beyond political controversies during the COVID-19 pandemic? This study suggests that people's cultural norms and values are decisive in shaping...
The COVID-19 pandemic has uncovered many unexpected phenomena. As we have lived in a turmoil of surprising events, people have coped with changes and unprecedented situations in various ways. One of them was memes, a source of escapist satire. The COVINFORM project has chosen memes...
"At the Nuremberg trials, the doctors and nurses stood trial and they hung. If you are a doctor or a nurse, now is the time to get off that bus. Get off it and stand with us, the people, all around the world they are...
With the COVID-19 outbreak, humanity had to adapt to a new era. New laws, rules and measures have been adopted for a fast and effective response towards the worldwide and multisectoral impact of the pandemic. However, even though all stakeholders have been engaged in assessing...
Pandemics are nothing new, as Viktoria Adler and Diotima Bertel reminded us in this article. False and misleading information didn’t wait for the 21st century either. Long before we started talking about “fake news”, Daniel Defoe noted in his 1722 Journal of the Plague Year,...
