“Follow the science” became the mantra for responding to COVID-19 pandemic. However, for the public this also meant “follow the scientists”, and this led to uneasiness as some viewed scientists as not credible. We investigate how beliefs about the way scientists develop their findings affect pandemic-related views. Our analysis shows that beliefs about scientists' objectivity predict views regrading coronavirus-related risks, behavioral changes, and policy priorities. While political party identity also predicts views about COVID-19-related concerns, these vary by political leaders whose approaches embraced versus dismissed science-based strategies, highlighting the importance of perceptions of scientists in shaping pandemic-related attitudes and beliefs.

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跟随科学家？关于科学实践的信念如何塑造 COVID-19 的观点

“遵循科学”成为应对 COVID-19 大流行的口号。然而，对于公众来说，这也意味着“跟随科学家”，这导致了一些人认为科学家不可信的不安。我们调查对科学家发展其发现的方式的信念如何影响与流行病相关的观点。我们的分析表明，关于科学家客观性的信念可以预测对冠状病毒相关风险、行为变化和政策重点的看法。虽然政党身份也可以预测对 COVID-19 相关问题的看法，但这些因政治领导人的不同而有所不同，他们的方法是接受还是摒弃基于科学的策略，突出了科学家的看法在塑造与流行病相关的态度和信念方面的重要性。