Table 2.
Summary of COVID-19 Facebook engagement by the MOH, the CDC, and PHE during the periods of pre-COVID-19 (January 1, 2019, to December 31, 2019) and peri-COVID-19 (January 1, 2020, to March 18, 2020).
| Agency | Public engagement (pre-COVID-19a) | Public engagement (peri-COVID-19) | ||||
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RPPb, mean (SD) | SPPc, mean (SD) | CPPd, mean (SD) | RPP_C19e, mean (SD) | SPP_C19f, mean (SD) | CPP_C19g, mean (SD) |
| MOHh | 34.3 (26.3) | 20.1 (100.3) | 2.2 (4.5) | 188.9 (201.4) | 84.6 (279.7) | 15.6 (20.7) |
| CDCi | 230.7 (203.4) | 240.9 (697.8) | 43.1 (72.7) | 2128.2 (4864.9) | 2373.8 (3485.8) | 255.3 (298.3) |
| PHEj | 52.4 (68.7) | 102.6 (212.5) | 4.3 (6.7) | 101.5 (89.8) | 478.9 (568.1) | 12.5 (11.5) |
aCOVID-19: coronavirus disease.
bRPP: reactions per post.
cSPP: shares per post.
dCPP: comments per post.
eRPP_C19: reactions to COVID-19 post.
fSPP_C19: shares per COVID-19 post.
gCPP_C19: comments per COVID-19 post.
hMOH: Ministry of Health.
iCDC: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
jPHE: Public Health England.