Changes in health communication in the age of COVID-19: A study on the dissemination of preprints to the public

• Published in: Frontiers in public health Vol. 11; p. 1078115
• Main Author: Zeng, Li
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland Frontiers Media S.A 08.02.2023
• Subjects: COVID-19; COVID-19 - epidemiology; Health Communication; Humans; Mass Media; open science; Pandemics; preprints; Public Health; science communication; scientific journalism; COVID-19; open science; scientific journalism; preprints; health communication; science communication

Preprints have become an important tool for meeting the challenges of health communication in the context of COVID-19. They allow scientists to disseminate their results more quickly due to the absence of a peer review process. Preprints have been well-received by scientists, however, there have bee...