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Uncertainty seems to be one of the pernicious hallmarks of this pandemic-- while experts try to gain ground on swift data collection to base decisions, uncertainty, misinformation, and contradictory reports swirl through society. Questions about the effectiveness of PPEs, to origins of the virus, and now concerns about second spikes due to potentially premature opening of communities leave most people with a troubled task to make informed risk decisions based out of highly uncertain information. Given such ample uncertainty and misinformation, how can we, as individuals and as a society, better communicate about COVID-19 to increase salience among the wider populous?