Wellcome Monitor 2020: Covid-19 Study
This report presents the results of the fifth Wellcome Monitor. It focuses on findings about Covid-19.
This report presents the results of the fifth Wellcome Monitor. It looks at findings around the British public’s perceptions of drug-resistant infections and their use of antibiotics.
The report is based on a survey of more than 2,600 people in England, Wales and Scotland. It gives a snapshot of:
1. Fewer people view drug-resistant infections as a very high risk (45%) compared to 2018 (54%).
2. Most people take all their antibiotics in accordance with good practice for reducing antimicrobial resistance.
3. A large majority of people (81%) have heard of the term ‘drug-resistant infections’ and feel they have at least some understanding of it.
4. Nearly half (45%) of people correctly identified what antibiotics can or cannot treat.
5. More people (49%) think the public can have a big impact on reducing drug-resistant infections than in 2018 (39%).
Drug resistance threatens to undermine modern medicine in the UK and across the world, with common infections becoming untreatable and medical procedures such as surgeries or chemotherapy becoming too risky. While this study shows the British public have some awareness of the threat posed by drug-resistant infections, it is clear that much more must be done to keep it high in people's minds as an important health issue.
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For more information, contact Pri Perera at P.Perera@wellcome.org
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