A session on social sciences and modeling during the Cornell COVID-19 Summit was held virtually November 4鈥5, . Taking place on the second day of the summit, the session featured researchers from Cornell鈥檚 Ithaca campus鈥攊ncluding , the John L. Wetherill Professor of government鈥攁nd from Weill Cornell Medicine. The panelists explored questions including: How should models of pandemic illnesses be constructed? What are the racial disparities in clinical outcomes for patients with COVID-19? and How does misinformation degrade trust in public health guidance?
鈥淭he World Health Organization (WHO) labeled misinformation an infodemic,鈥 said Kreps, asserting that COVID-19 misinformation has been a major issue during the pandemic, . 鈥淭his is important because the public has to have trust in public health authorities to take that guidance seriously.鈥
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