Rationale Belief in COVID-19 conspiracy theories can have severe consequences; it is
therefore crucial to understand this phenomenon, in its similarities with general conspiracy …

Background Various COVID-19 vaccines with proven safety and effectiveness are available
now but vaccine hesitancy remains a public threat. COVID-19 vaccines uptake appears to …

As studies indicate that people perceive COVID-19 as a threatening disease, the demand for
a vaccine against the disease could be expected to be high. Vaccine safety concerns might …

During the coronavirus disease pandemic rising in 2020, governments and
nongovernmental organizations across the globe have taken great efforts to curb the …

Abstract The United Nations have described the outbreak of the coronavirus disease 2019
(COVID-19) as the worst global crisis since the second world war. Behavioral protective …

Misinformation that accompanied the current SARS-CoV-2 pandemic led to an impaired risk
perception, resulting in the refusal of personal protection measures, as well as a reduced …

In two pre-registered and fully incentivized studies (N= 501), we investigate prosocial
behavior during the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany. Based on a comparison with pre …

Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, social and traditional media have disseminated
predictions from experts and nonexperts about its expected magnitude. How accurate were …

Vaccines have been historically used to address some pressing health problems in the
world. COVID-19 presents no exception, although vaccine hesitancy remains a major …

Apesar de as crianças serem apontadas como o grupo menos afetado pelos sintomas da
COVID-19, embora não ileso à doença e suas formas graves, seu cotidiano foi afetado de …