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"Trust in Institutions (e.g. media, government, scientists)"
During difficult time, society turns to institutions they can trust to alleviate their worries and provide guidance. Some examples of these entities include, the government, scientists, institutions, media outlets, social media, and the internet. Moreover, during periods of infectious disease people will often lose trust in these entities due to a lack of progress. To better understand the relationship guiding people's trust and the media, Carleton University conducted a study during the H1N1 Influenza Pandemic. The data found that man people did not think the infection was bad, nor was it essential to receive a vaccine. This study concludes that people were not keen to receiving a vaccine due to distrust in media. This study highlights one of many other examples people have faced between trusting their institutions or their intuition.

While media can play a role in dissuading people from receiving vaccines, many people will have distrust against their government for trying to control them. A study in New Zealand found that people accepted control, while showing trust for public health officials. This example conveys the opposite response to H1N1 study. On the contrary studies have shown that government responses elicit negative responses among the public. A study analyzing the spread of Ebola in Uganda highlighted the adverse effects related to strict government policy. The study summarized the efforts of the government were counterintuitive to containing the spread of infection. Furthermore, distrust can be rooted in corruption. Author, Susan Shepler, found that the flow of money can account for corruption, especially during the Ebola pandemic. Many people suffered and the blame could only be placed on the government for not handling the money appropriately. To summarize the findings, a lot of studies have shown a common feeling of mistrust towards institutions for containing pandemics.

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 * 1) Pellecchia U, Crestani R, Decroo T, Van den Bergh R, Al-Kourdi Y. Social Consequences of Ebola Containment Measures in Liberia. PLoS One. 2015 Dec 9;10(12):e0143036. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0143036. PMID: 26650630; PMCID: PMC4674104.
 * 2) Shepler, Susan. ""We Know Who is Eating the Ebola Money!": Corruption, the State, and the Ebola Response." Anthropological Quarterly, vol. 90 no. 2, 2017, p. 451-473. Project MUSE, doi:10.1353/anq.2017.0026.
 * 3) Sibley, Chris G., et. al. 2020. “Effects of COVID-19 Pandemic and Nationwide Lockdown on Trust Attitudes Towards Government, and Well-Being.” American Psychologist 75(5):618-630.
 * 4) Taha, Sheena Aislinn; Matheson, Kimberly; Anisman, Hymie (2013). "The 2009 H1N1 Influenza Pandemic: the role of threat, coping, and media trust on vaccination intentions in Canada". Journal of Health Communication. 18 (3): 278–290. doi:10.1080/10810730.2012.727960. ISSN 1087-0415. PMID 23301849.