Abstract
The authors of this commentary discuss the “Peltzman Effect,” a phenomenon in which individuals respond to safety measures with a compensatory increase in risky behavior, and how it relates to the COVID-19 pandemic through “pandemic fatigue” and postvaccination behavior.
MeSH terms
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COVID-19 / epidemiology
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COVID-19 / prevention & control*
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COVID-19 Vaccines / administration & dosage*
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Humans
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Masks
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Pandemics
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Physical Distancing
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Pneumonia, Viral / epidemiology
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Pneumonia, Viral / prevention & control*
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Pneumonia, Viral / virology
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Risk Reduction Behavior*
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SARS-CoV-2
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Time Factors