Department of Health Management and Policy, School of Public Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
Int J Health Policy Manag. 2021 Sep 1;10(9):578-580. doi: 10.34172/ijhpm.2020.141.
This commentary considers the impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic on the study of populist radical right (PRR) politicians and their influence on public health and health policy. A systematic review of recent research on the influence of PRR politicians on the health and welfare policies shows that health is not a policy arena that these politicians have much experience in. In office, their effects can be destructive, primarily because they subordinate health to their other goals. Brazil, the US and the UK all show this pattern. PRR politicians in opposition such as the Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ) in Austria or the Lega in Italy, said very little during the actual health crisis, but once the public no longer appeared afraid they lost no time in reactivating anti-European Union (EU) sentiments. Whether in government or in opposition, PRR politicians opted for distraction and denial. Their effects ranged from making the pandemic worse.
本文评论了 2019 冠状病毒病（COVID-19）大流行对民粹主义激进右翼（PRR）政治家及其对公共卫生和卫生政策影响的研究的影响。对民粹主义激进右翼政治家对卫生和福利政策影响的最新研究进行了系统回顾，结果表明健康并不是这些政治家有较多经验的政策领域。在任职期间，他们的影响可能具有破坏性，主要是因为他们将健康置于其他目标之下。巴西、美国和英国都呈现出这种模式。奥地利的奥地利自由党（FPÖ）或意大利的联盟党等在野的 PRR 政治家在实际卫生危机期间几乎没有发表任何言论，但一旦公众不再感到恐惧，他们就会毫不拖延地重新激活反欧盟（EU）情绪。无论是在政府中还是在野，PRR 政治家都选择了转移注意力和否认。他们的影响范围从使大流行恶化，不一而足。
