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It’s easy to judge people who escape from quarantine as not doing their bit. But if we use some basic principles from behavioural science, we might stop people wanting to escape in the first place.
Some quarantine hotels provide more of a ‘holiday vibe’ than others. Some countries don’t use quarantine hotels at all. Others use technology to make sure people stick to the rules.
The government has become an easy scapegoat as the pandemic has worsened. While blame can alleviate stress, grief and guilt, it can also be counterproductive if people trust less in their leaders.
The way the media cover disasters tends to follow a similar trajectory, and the COVID-19 crisis is no exception.
Economics tells us that governments privatising services where quality counts is a bad idea.
Jane Halton on the risk of ‘vaccine nationalism’
Michelle Grattan discusses the coronavirus crsis with chair of CEPI Jane Halton
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Chair in Epidemiology, Deakin University
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Associate Professor, Epidemiology, Deakin University
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Associate Principal Research Fellow, Burnet Institute
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Director, Centre for the Study of Higher Education, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Law, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Epidemiology, Population Interventions Unit, Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Adelaide University
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Professor and Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Global Health Governance; Scientific Co-Director, Bridge Research Consortium, Simon Fraser University
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Senior Lecturer in Economics and Director of Behavioural Business Lab, RMIT University
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Professor, School of Population Health, UNSW
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Professional Research Fellow, Victoria University
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Professor and Director, Mitchell Institute, Victoria University
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Senior Research Fellow, Population Interventions Unit, Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Global Biosecurity, NHMRC L3 Research Fellow, Head, Biosecurity Program, Kirby Institute, UNSW