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Table 2 Topics of interest participants had difficulty obtaining information on

From: Canadian public perceptions and experiences with information during the COVID-19 pandemic: strategies to optimize future risk communications

Information Type

Examples

Identifying Symptoms

• Testing for COVID-19

• Navigating COVID-19 if infected

• Contact tracing if exposed to COVID-19

Pathology

• Mutations to SARS-CoV-2

Prevention & Control

• Government policies

• Implementation of policies

• Legal consequences if public failed to follow policies

Treatment Efforts

• Development of treatment efforts and remedies to treat and cure COVID-19

• Development of the vaccine

Impact on Global Systems

• Impact of COVID-19 on the economy

• Implications on specific populations (e.g. elderly)

• Monitoring overall death counts and daily case numbers

• Local impacts within hospitals and long-term care homes