According to a survey carried out globally in 2020, 85 percent of respondents trusted their doctors and nurses had made most of their COVID-related decisions based on scientific advice. Overall, more than 70 percent of respondents worldwide were of the opinion that all sources, with the exception of religious leaders, mainly made coronavirus-related decisions based on scientific advice in 2020.
Distribution of opinion on whether selected sources made decisions about coronavirus based on scientific advice worldwide in 2020
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Wellcome Trust. (November 29, 2021). Distribution of opinion on whether selected sources made decisions about coronavirus based on scientific advice worldwide in 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1419443/views-on-organizations-basing-covid-decisions-on-science-globally/
Wellcome Trust. "Distribution of opinion on whether selected sources made decisions about coronavirus based on scientific advice worldwide in 2020." Chart. November 29, 2021. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1419443/views-on-organizations-basing-covid-decisions-on-science-globally/
Wellcome Trust. (2021). Distribution of opinion on whether selected sources made decisions about coronavirus based on scientific advice worldwide in 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1419443/views-on-organizations-basing-covid-decisions-on-science-globally/
Wellcome Trust. "Distribution of Opinion on Whether Selected Sources Made Decisions about Coronavirus Based on Scientific Advice Worldwide in 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Nov 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1419443/views-on-organizations-basing-covid-decisions-on-science-globally/
Wellcome Trust, Distribution of opinion on whether selected sources made decisions about coronavirus based on scientific advice worldwide in 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1419443/views-on-organizations-basing-covid-decisions-on-science-globally/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
Distribution of opinion on whether selected sources made decisions about coronavirus based on scientific advice worldwide in 2020 [Graph], Wellcome Trust, November 29, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1419443/views-on-organizations-basing-covid-decisions-on-science-globally/
