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Tom Hanks’ COVID-19 Diagnosis Shaped Public Perception Of Coronavirus, Study Finds – HuffPost Australia
The actor’s March 2020 diagnosis made many take the coronavirus more seriously.
A study found that public opinion surrounding the then-new coronavirus shifted after actor Tom Hanks was diagnosed with COVID-19 on March 11, 2020, with some individuals taking the coronavirus more seriously as a result.
Published last month in the scientific journal Health Communications, the study surveyed 682 people about their attitudes toward COVID-19 immediately following Hanks’ diagnosis last year. Ninety percent had heard about the actor’s social media posts describing how he and his wife…
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