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Dr. Joanna Cheek, M.D., is a psychiatrist and clinical assistant professor at the University of British Columbia Faculty of Medicine.
We are not hyper-rational beings who make decisions based on facts. Instead, we too often fall prey to misinformation from innumerable cultural, social and psychological forces that shape the decisions we make.
With the second wave forcing more people into isolation, we are now facing another public health crisis with deadly consequences: loneliness.