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Pandemic outbreak management: A behavioral sciences perspective

Pandemics are not new to the humankind, and the coronavirus is just the latest (and most probably not the last) of them. A considerable number of the pandemics were dealt with medically, through vaccination1,2 . This was the case for polio, smallpox, rubella, to name but few. These diseases had been killing great numbers of people…

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Is nudging enough to change behavioral changes on short notice?

Nudging is a powerful tool in helping people make the right decisions without forcing them to do so. It has been widely used by public authorities to help the general public adopt behaviors beneficial to them, that otherwise they would tend not to adopt. In his groundbreaking book “Nudge”, Nobel prize winner Richard Thaler gives…

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