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I've just done 5 BBC radio interview in a row. Each one started with the question: what shall we do about all these people breaking the rules?
I said:
1. Public adherence to most of the required behaviours has been high throughout the pandemic https://blogs.bmj.com/bmj/2021/01/07/pandemic-fatigue-how-adherence-to-covid-19-regulations-has-been-misrepresented-and-why-it-matters/
I said:
1. Public adherence to most of the required behaviours has been high throughout the pandemic https://blogs.bmj.com/bmj/2021/01/07/pandemic-fatigue-how-adherence-to-covid-19-regulations-has-been-misrepresented-and-why-it-matters/
2. Adherence tracks the regulations and goes up in lockdown periods
https://blogs.sussex.ac.uk/crowdsidentities/2020/12/27/mitigating-the-new-variant-sars-cov-2-virus-how-to-support-public-adherence-to-physical-distancing/
https://blogs.sussex.ac.uk/crowdsidentities/2020/12/27/mitigating-the-new-variant-sars-cov-2-virus-how-to-support-public-adherence-to-physical-distancing/
3. The latest mobility data suggest people are going out and about less than in the November lockdown: https://twitter.com/rowlsmanthorpe/status/1348376265598889986
4. Adherence is not the same thing as contact. If you want to reduce contact, change the regulations - support more people to stay home
https://www.independentsage.org/susan-michie-and-stephen-reicher-quoted-in-guardian-article-on-tightening-lockdown-measures/
https://www.independentsage.org/susan-michie-and-stephen-reicher-quoted-in-guardian-article-on-tightening-lockdown-measures/
5. One simple measure that would make a big difference is fixing the broken TTI system. Self-isolation is just 30%. Main reason is financial. Give people more financial and social support to isolate. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/spi-b-impact-of-financial-and-other-targeted-support-on-rates-of-self-isolation-or-quarantine-16-september-2020
