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Table 2 Themes and Subthemes

From: Differences in comprehending and acting on pandemic health risk information: a qualitative study using mental models

Virus transmission

Risk mitigation

Consequences of COVID-19

Comprehending modes of virus transmission

Affecting exposure to risk

Building situational awareness

Understanding terms differently

Learning about mitigation in different ways

Perceiving personal health consequences differently

Acting on uncertain evidence

Being driven by symbolic values

Emphasising secondary consequences