When talking about #COVID19, certain words & language may have a negative meaning for people and fuel stigmatizing attitudes http://bit.ly/32HZe0q
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Stigma can drive people away from seeking help by getting screened, tested and quarantined http://bit.ly/32HZe0q
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DO - talk about the new
#coronavirus disease (#COVID19) DON'T - attach locations or ethnicity to the disease, this is not a “Wuhan Virus”, “Chinese Virus” or “Asian Virus”. The official name for the disease was deliberately chosen to avoid stigmatization http://bit.ly/32HZe0q pic.twitter.com/belHrq5HVo
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DO - talk about people “acquiring” or “contracting”
#COVID19 DON'T - talk about people “transmitting COVID-19” “infecting others” or “spreading the virus” as it implies intentional transmission & assigns blame http://bit.ly/32HZe0q#coronaviruspic.twitter.com/RLfFIvrlo5
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DO - speak accurately about the risk from
#COVID19, based on scientific data and latest official health advice. DON'T - repeat or share unconfirmed rumours & avoid using hyperbolic language designed to generate fear like “plague” or “apocalypse.”#coronaviruspic.twitter.com/zOO2Sw8y5f
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The Chinese Plague is my favourite.
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The virus came from China.
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if WHO was so much concerned why named Middle East RS (MERS) identifying location and ethnicity, stop ass licking of China, it is China virus
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All of our industries are not on American soil. They're in China!!! So, we piss these guys off, we lose money. I think this was the right decision to make by not calling it The Chinese virus
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So we give China more power so they will be nice to us? That’s as ridiculous as people claiming we need to be nice to terrorist organizations so they won’t harm people.
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