This is what influences your compliance to Covid-19 measures the most

How much you comply with lockdown measures is most likely to be influenced by whether or not your family and friends are doing the same. — AFP

Ahead of the fear of contracting Covid-19 or personal convictions, it is the influence of close relatives that seems to have the greatest impact on whether an individual respects physical-distancing mandates.

That was the finding of a team of British researchers who see social networks as the key to better compliance with health restrictions and greater acceptance of vaccination.