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• Updated
01 December 2023
NPI

Adios Corona, a group of scientists mobilised against disinformation

From the very beginning of the pandemic, a group of researchers began deciphering and compiling all the scientific information related to COVID-19 on the website adioscorona.org.

The website adioscorona.org brings together all the knowledge about the virus and the epidemic. Scientific advice, opinions and recommendations to protect yourself, understand and act against the Coronavirus. The website offers simple explanations of the scientific articles on the SARS-CoV-2 responsible for COVID-19. It is structured around a "Understanding Coronavirus" section and an "Acting in a Covid pandemic" section. The content is updated regularly, Adios corona's practical advice may change as new scientific data is generated. It is intended for all audiences and is translated into about ten languages. Adios Corona is also present on social networks (Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin).

"Our goal is to disseminate and explain the meaning of collective good practices to stop the spread of the virus and to regain a secure social life. We would like everyone to be able to access current knowledge in order to adopt responsible behaviour" says the group of scientists.

The Adios Corona team today brings together some twenty scientists with complementary expertise who analyse publications on COVID-19 in specialised scientific and medical journals. Their approach is civic and humanistic. The team members are volunteers and work on the content of this site on their personal time. Among these scientists, Charlotte Jacquemot, a cognitive science researcher in the NeuroPsychologie Interventionnelle team, focuses on the psychological aspects of the disease, especially the consequences on our social interactions.

In a video produced by the University of Paris, Virginie Courtois, research director at the Institut Jacques Monod and Charlotte Jacquemot present this initiative.

MORE INFO
- Adios Corona's website
- "Peut-on vivre sans câlins ?" interview with Charlotte Jacquemot for the magazine Marie-Claire