scholarly journals ATTITUDES TOWARD VULNERABLE POPULATIONS IN THE TIME OF COVID-19: CRITICAL DISCOURSE ANALYSIS OF GAZETA.PL ONLINE COMMENT SECTIONS

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 121-132 ◽  
Author(s):  
MICHALINA GRZELKA
Keyword(s):  
Discourse Analysis ◽  
World Health Organization ◽  
Critical Discourse Analysis ◽  
Vulnerable Populations ◽  
Public Attitudes ◽  
Critical Discourse ◽  
World Health ◽  
Medical Conditions ◽  
Virus World ◽  
Health Organization

According to the World Health Organization, older people and people with preexisting medical conditions appear to be more vulnerable to becoming severely ill with the COVID-19 virus (World Health Organization 2020). A few journalists (Arielle 2020, Held 2020) have pointed out that in light of the current COVID-19 crisis, vulnerable populations such as elderly people, people with disabilities, and people with preexisting medical conditions have been talked about as if they were “disposable” or “expendable”. Therefore, this study will attempt to examine how vulnerable populations are perceived by Polish public in the context of the global COVID-19 pandemy. In order to achieve that, I will analyze, by the means of critical discourse analysis, comment sections below online articles and editorials covering the topic of the COVID-19 virus on the popular Polish portal Gazeta.pl. In order to narrow down the scope of this study I will only focus on those articles and comments that were published in the week following March 4th 2020 when the first COVID-19 case in Poland was officially confirmed. I believe that this preliminary study will provide useful data for assessing public attitudes toward vulnerable people in times of crisis.

A Constructed Reality? A Fairclough-Inspired Critical Discourse Analysis of the Danish HPV Controversy

2020 ◽  
Vol 30 (7) ◽  
pp. 1045-1057
Author(s):  
Sanne Mohr ◽  
Kirsten Frederiksen
Keyword(s):  
Discourse Analysis ◽  
Side Effects ◽  
Critical Discourse Analysis ◽  
Hpv Vaccine ◽  
Immunization Coverage ◽  
Social Consequences ◽  
Critical Discourse ◽  
World Health ◽  
The Social ◽  
Health Organization

The World Health Organization (WHO) reports that routine immunization coverage has declined in Europe. In this article, we present the findings of a Norman Fairclough–inspired critical discourse analysis undertaken to explore how the Danish media came to suggest a possible linkage between the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine and serious side effects. The findings of the analysis highlight the social consequences of the controversy over the HPV vaccine, identified within the framework of three perspectives: (1) overall criticism of vaccine efficacy and safety, rooted in an ideological opposition; (2) a growing societal tendency to question the authority of the official health bodies; and (3) the specific controversy over the HPV vaccine. We suggest that the controversy over the HPV vaccine is rooted in an ideological conflict, and the declining acceptance implies that the perception that the vaccine causes serious side effects has gained currency among the general public.

scholarly journals High Genetic Diversity of Measles Virus, World Health Organization European Region, 2005–2006

2008 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 107-114 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jacques R. Kremer ◽  
Kevin E. Brown ◽  
Li Jin ◽  
Sabine Santibanez ◽  
Sergey V. Shulga ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Diversity ◽  
World Health Organization ◽  
Measles Virus ◽  
World Health ◽  
European Region ◽  
High Genetic Diversity ◽  
Virus World ◽  
Health Organization

scholarly journals Genome Sequence of a Genotype 2 Hepatitis E Virus World Health Organization Reference Strain

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (7) ◽  
Author(s):  
Marco Kaiser ◽  
Saleem Kamili ◽  
Tonya Hayden ◽  
Johannes Blümel ◽  
Sally A. Baylis
Keyword(s):  
World Health Organization ◽  
Hepatitis E Virus ◽  
Reference Strain ◽  
Hepatitis E ◽  
Nucleic Acid Amplification ◽  
World Health ◽  
Rna Detection ◽  
Genotype 2 ◽  
Virus World ◽  
Health Organization

ABSTRACT We report here the sequence of a genotype 2a reference strain of hepatitis E virus (HEV), developed on behalf of the World Health Organization. The HEV reference strain is intended for use in assays based on nucleic acid amplification for the validation of HEV RNA detection.

scholarly journals Possible Impact of COVID-19 on Children in Africa, Reflections from Italy and Burkina Faso

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul Ouedraogo ◽  
Richard Fabian Schumacher
Keyword(s):  
Child Health ◽  
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome ◽  
Burkina Faso ◽  
World Health Organization ◽  
World Health ◽  
Medical Conditions ◽  
The World ◽  
Health Organization

Abstract Africa is the World Health Organization-region least affected by the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic. Here, we compare the situation in severely hit Italy with that in less hit Burkina Faso, focussing on the differences in epidemiological, geographical, demographical, cultural and medical conditions to highlight how a full-blown war on the pandemic can impact on other, equally important aspects of global child health.

scholarly journals COVID-19 Pandemic: Disparate Health Impact on the Hispanic/Latinx Population in the United States

2020 ◽  
Vol 222 (10) ◽  
pp. 1592-1595 ◽  
Author(s):  
Raul Macias Gil ◽  
Jasmine R Marcelin ◽  
Brenda Zuniga-Blanco ◽  
Carina Marquez ◽  
Trini Mathew ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Health Disparities ◽  
World Health Organization ◽  
Vulnerable Populations ◽  
Health Impact ◽  
The United States ◽  
World Health ◽  
The World ◽  
Novel Coronavirus ◽  
Health Organization

Abstract In December 2019, a novel coronavirus known as SARS-CoV-2, emerged in Wuhan, China, causing the coronavirus disease 2019 we now refer to as COVID-19. The World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic on 12 March 2020. In the United States, the COVID-19 pandemic has exposed preexisting social and health disparities among several historically vulnerable populations, with stark differences in the proportion of minority individuals diagnosed with and dying from COVID-19. In this article we will describe the emerging disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on the Hispanic/Latinx (henceforth: Hispanic or Latinx) community in the United States, discuss potential antecedents, and consider strategies to address the disparate impact of COVID-19 on this population.

scholarly journals Indonesian covid-19 issue on media: review on spiral of silence application theory

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 286-301
Author(s):  
Adrian Tawai ◽  
Agung Suharyanto ◽  
Teguh Dwi Putranto ◽  
Broderick M. N. De Guzman ◽  
Ari Agung Prastowo
Keyword(s):  
Critical Discourse Analysis ◽  
Critical Discourse ◽  
World Health ◽  
Spiral Of Silence ◽  
The Public ◽  
Sense Of Security ◽  
Pandemic Response ◽  
The Government ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
Socioeconomic Crisis

Covid-19 has resulted in a global health and socioeconomic crisis that is still unprecedented in history. Since Indonesia confirmed its first Covid-19 case, UNICEF has led several pandemic response efforts in collaboration with the government, the World Health Organization (WHO), and other partners. This research discussed the process of handling the Covid-19 pandemic in Indonesia. The theory used in this research was the Spiral of Silence theory, while the method used van Dijk's Critical Discourse Analysis. The object of research was articles on Kompas.com published from August to December 2020. We concluded that the government provides too much security through nonverbal languages, such as not providing examples of the health protocol implementation that should have been implemented during the Covid-19 pandemic. Furthermore, there is still a sense of security generated in the absence of compliance with policies and sanctions that should have been implemented. As a result, the public has become oblivious to the applicable regulations and believes that the pandemic is not a major issue. As a result, this condition has worsened the Covid-19 pandemic situation in Indonesia.

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