Pandemics are characterized by extreme uncertainty and effective communication is critical
to help the public manage this uncertainty. We summarized scholarship on public …

The concept of transparency has been problematized in risk research. This exploratory study
contributes to the risk literature by considering an established three-dimensional …

Objective: We provide an in-depth understanding of how governance and decision-making
during the COVID-19 pandemic has been empirically characterized in the literature to …

The COVID‐19 pandemic brought forward new questions about the efficient implementation
of arduous public policies. Drawing evidence from the pandemic, this article argues that …

The COVID-19 pandemic demonstrated the fragility of international, national, regional, and
local risk management systems. It revealed an urgent need to improve risk planning …

Introduction Iraq reported its first COVID-19 case on 24 February 2020 and formed a
national committee and advisory committees to support its response. While global experts …

Background The UK was the first country to launch a national pandemic COVID-19
vaccination programme, which was implemented swiftly despite significant vaccine supply …

Initial COVID-19-related social distancing restrictions, imposed in the UK in March 2020, and
the subsequent lifting of restrictions in May 2020 caused antenatal disruption and stress …

Background The availability and correct use of personal protective equipment (PPE) to
prevent and control infections plays a critical role in the safety of medical students in clinical …

government legitimacy legitimises the rule and policies of a government to be accepted by
the public. Following the Weberian way of seeing legitimacy as a type of belief (Weber …