Medical populism and the COVID-19 pandemic
"...features of medical populism as a style by political leaders in times of pandemic:
1. Simplification of the pandemic
2. Dramatisation of the crisis.
3. Forging of divisions
4. Invocation of knowledge claims.
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/17441692.2020.1807581

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