The Corona Orthodoxy Score—items and scaling
| Item | Scaling | Action |
| 1. SarsCov2 is less infectious (1), equally (2), more infectious (3), much more infectious (4) than seasonal influenza | 1–4 | Use score |
| 2. Infection fatality rate is lower than influenza (1), equal (2), higher (3), much higher (4) | 1–4 | Add score to sum |
| 3. The challenge to the health system with COVID-19 is less (1), equal (2), higher (3), much higher (4) than with influenza | 1–4 | Add score to sum |
| 4. Altogether, with SARS-CoV2 the immune system (0) is more important, or the virus (1)? | 0/1 | Add score to sum |
| 5. With vaccine development, one should have followed the normal sequence (2), it was good to speed up (3); no vaccines are necessary (1) | 1–3 | Add score to sum |
| 6. Altogether, more damage was done by the virus (no/yes) | 0/1 | Add score to sum |
| 7. Altogether, more damage was done by the non-pharmaceutical Interventions (no/yes) | 0/1 | Reverse code and add score to sum |