Covid-19 and Trust in Science Project

Part of the Trust Collaboratory

Covid-19 and Trust in Science Project (CATS) studies the experiences of Long Covid (or Long Haul Covid or Post-Covid Syndrome) patients in the United States, Brazil, and China. Long Covid stands for the persisting symptoms and complications arising from Covid-19 that last for months, well beyond the period of acute illness. These symptoms vary from patient to patient but include symptoms such as fatigue, brain fog, respiratory distress (POTS), diffuse pain, and GI symptoms. Researchers have estimated that about 10 to 35% of those with Covid-19 develop Long Covid. CATS aims to document: (1) the experience of recovering Covid-19 patients and Long Covid patients as they attempt to gain access to medical care and support; and (2) the sources of trustworthy information that Long Covid patients rely on to make decisions about their health and wellbeing.

Team

• Larry Au

• Cristian Capotescu

• Gil Eyal

Related Publications

• Larry Au, Cristian Capotescu, Gil Eyal, and Gabrielle Finestone. 2022. “Long Covid and Medical Gaslighting: Dismissal, Delayed Diagnosis, and Deferred Treatment”. SSM ‐ Qualitative Research in Health 2: 100167.

• Renan Gonçalves Leonel da Silva and Larry Au. 2022. “The Blind Spots of Sociotechnical Imaginaries: Covid‐19 Skepticism in Brazil, United Kingdom, and the United States”. Science, Technology and Society 27(4): 611‐629.

• Larry Au, Zheng Fu, and Chuncheng Liu. 2022. “‘It’s (Not) Like the Flu’: Expert Narratives and the Covid‐19 Pandemic in Mainland China, Hong Kong, and the United States”. Sociological Forum 37(3): 722‐743.

• Larry Au and Gil Eyal. 2022. “Whose Advice is Credible? Claiming Lay Expertise on a Covid‐19 Online Community”. Qualitative Sociology 45(1): 31‐62.