Breaking down stigma (IMAGE) University of Delaware Caption HDFS Professor Valerie Earnshaw's new research confirms that stigma around COVID-19 may lead people to avoid testing and that people who believe COVID conspiracies will be less likely to support public health policies to slow the pandemic's spread. Credit Photo by Elizabeth Adams Usage Restrictions None License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.