June 3, 2020

Feeling Positive About Reopening? New Normal Scenarios from COVID-19 Reopen Sentiment Analytics

Category: Article Summary

Topic: Public Health Policy and Practice

• [pre-print, not peer reviewed] Samuel et al. used Twitter data to analyze public sentiment to identify dominant opinions associated with the push to ‘reopen’ the economy following COVID-19 stay-at-home orders. Between April 30 and May 8, 2020, Twitter users showed more positive than negative sentiment support for reopening the US economy. This research provides some indication that emotional volatility (presence of extreme fear, confusion, trust, and anticipation) is associated with the COVID-19 pandemic and the socioeconomic consequences of the lockdown. 

Samuel et al. (June 2, 2020). Feeling Positive About Reopening? New Normal Scenarios from COVID-19 Reopen Sentiment Analytics. Preprint downloaded June 3 from https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.06.01.20119362