Covid ‘shaming’ shifted focus from UK government failures, study says

Creating conditions in which people suffered shame and stigma was ‘cynical’ tactic to steer attention away from errors, says study

Creating an environment in which individuals and marginalised groups were shamed during the Covid pandemic was a “cynical” tactic to steer attention away from the UK government’s errors, an academic study has concluded.

The research by medical humanities scholars at the University of Exeter said people from ethnic minority groups, those with medical conditions such as obesity and health professionals all suffered shame and stigma.