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We're sick of COVID. So government messaging needs to change if it's to cut through

  • Written by: Ernesta Sofija, Lecturer, public health and health promotion, Griffith University
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Most people want to do the “right thing” when it comes to following public health measures, such as wearing a mask or not mixing with friends and family.

Yet after what feels like a never-ending 18 months of lockdowns and COVID-19 saturated government messages, we’re all just a bit over it.

So government communications...

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