For a long time the attention of media across the world was entirely dedicated to one topic only: the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition to publishing the constantly updated statistical data and information on further pandemic restrictions, the press, television, internet and radio also sought to answer questions that occupied everyone’s mind at that time: What is the source of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus and what caused the pandemic? How long will it take? What will happen next? Will the post-pandemic world be the same as before? Will the virus ever be completely defeated? This article presents the preliminary results of research on the perception of the situation during the first phase of the COVID-19 pandemic (March–May 2020) by people considered to be authorities in social sciences in Poland. In the case of phenomena such as a virus pandemic, a situation where the knowledge of the average member of society is limited, public information and statements made by well-known figures play a particularly important role. Their ideas, recommendations and visions of the future, collected and analysed in this research project, create social perceptions, reflections and opinions about the current situation and, as is extremely important during the pandemic, they also influence our social practices and shape the social reality.
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