French-language COVID-19 terminology

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 1-27
Author(s):  
Lynne Bowker

Abstract The COVID-19 pandemic situation developed very quickly, driving an urgent and global need to communicate public health information that left relatively little time for traditional and formal language planning activities. This article investigates and compares French-language COVID-19-related terms appearing in linguistic resources developed in Canada and Europe to determine whether this terminology appears to be international or localized. Findings reveal that regional variation exists and that one contributing factor is that de-terminologization is being accelerated by the popular media. Another key factor leading to linguistic differences is the language situation (i.e., majority vs minority situation). Overall, while there is considerable overlap in the terminology used in the two resources, there are enough differences to warrant underlining the importance of localizing terminological content in a situation such as a pandemic in order to ensure that communication of critical information is as effective as possible.

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Takeo Yasu

BACKGROUND Serious public health problems, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, can cause an infodemic. Sources of information that may cause an infodemic include social networking services; YouTube, which consists of content created and uploaded by individuals, is one such source. OBJECTIVE To survey the content and changes in YouTube videos that present public health information about COVID-19 in Japan. METHODS We surveyed YouTube content regarding public health information pertaining to COVID-19 in Japan. YouTube searches were performed on March 6, 2020 (before the state of emergency), April 14 (during the state of emergency), and May 27 (after the state of emergency was lifted), with 136, 113, and 140 sample videos evaluated, respectively. The main outcome measures were: (1) The total number of views for each video, (2) video content, and (3) the usefulness of the video. RESULTS In the 100 most viewed YouTube videos during the three periods, the number of videos on public health information in March was significantly higher than in May (p = .02). Of the 331 unique videos, 9.1% (n = 30) were released by healthcare professionals. Useful videos providing public health information about the prevention of the spread of infection comprised only 13.0% of the sample but were viewed significantly more often than not useful videos (p = .006). CONCLUSIONS Individuals need to take care when obtaining information from YouTube before or early in a pandemic, during which time scientific evidence is scarce.


2007 ◽  
Vol 97 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. S93-S97 ◽  
Author(s):  
Enrique Regidor ◽  
Luis de la Fuente ◽  
Juan L. Gutiérrez-Fisac ◽  
Salvador de Mateo ◽  
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Vol 45 (1) ◽  
pp. 167-177 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yan Jin ◽  
Lucinda Austin ◽  
Santosh Vijaykumar ◽  
Hyoyeun Jun ◽  
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2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
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Apoorva Sarmal ◽  
Kasheena Rogbeer ◽  
Chloe Jeanne Andre ◽  
Bhumi Patel ◽  
...  

U.S. media has extensively covered racial disparities in COVID-19 infections and deaths. In two preregistered studies, we examined how the association between people of color and COVID-19 impacts White U.S. residents’ attitudes toward COVID-19 and people of color. Utilizing a correlational design (N = 498), we found that awareness of COVID-19 racial disparities predicted reduced fear of COVID-19 and race-related social distancing. Next, we manipulated exposure to information about COVID-19 racial disparities (N = 1,505). Reading about the systemic causes of COVID-19 racial disparities reduced support for COVID-19 safety precautions and empathy for those vulnerable to COVID-19, reduced fear of COVID-19, and increased bias against people of color. These findings have important implications for understanding how public health information may perpetuate systemic racial inequalities.


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