David Xiang, Christos Kontos, Afroditi Veloudaki, Agoritsa Baka, Pania Karnaki, Athena Linos

This issue of the ASSET paper series, titled Risk Communication in Times of an Epidemic or Pandemic, is dedicated to the discussion of risk communication. Specifically, topics include Communicating about Uncertainty, Communicating Risk in an Epidemic or Pandemic, and a brief comment about the role of new technologies such as social media, and their advantages and disadvantages in risk communication.