Communicating COVID-19 Effectively in Malaysia Challenges and Recommendations.

Communicating COVID-19 Effectively in Malaysia Challenges and Recommendations.

Malaysia was initially lauded for its ability to combat the first few waves of COVID-19 but infection spikes since the Sabah state elections in September 2020 and subsequent exponential increases in both infections and deaths in 2021 left the nation reeling. Nationwide vaccination is seen as the onl...

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Main Author: Rahman, Serina
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Singapore : ISEAS - Yusof Ishak Institute, 2022.
Subjects:
Since 2020
COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020- > Malaysia.
Communication in public health > Malaysia.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies.
Communication in public health
Malaysia
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Summary:Malaysia was initially lauded for its ability to combat the first few waves of COVID-19 but infection spikes since the Sabah state elections in September 2020 and subsequent exponential increases in both infections and deaths in 2021 left the nation reeling. Nationwide vaccination is seen as the only way out of the pandemic.Malaysia's COVID-19 communication strategy was hampered by political machinations and myriad changes in government. The need to shore up favour among the electorate resulted in inconsistent messaging and regular U-turns whenever there was public outrage at arbitrary restric.
Item Description:Description based upon print version of record.
Physical Description:1 online resource (51 p.)
ISBN:9789815011326
9815011324

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