ABC Radio - Are COVID-19 public health messages getting through to young people?

Carissa BonnerCOVID-19ABC Radio
Written By Carys Batcup

From warnings that COVID-19 is not just a disease that effects older people severely, to pleas for young people to limit their social outings.

Many attempts have been made to get through effective public health messages to the younger demographic, particularly given that it's Australians in their 20s that are most represented in case numbers.

But are these messages effective?

Carys Batcup
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