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Research by Turrini, Cristofoli, and Valotti finds a shared feature in the realization of Covid hospitals in Milan, New York, and Wuhan

Alessia Melegaro was awarded a new ERC Consolidator Grant from the European Research Council for the research project on the relationship between human behavior, vaccine hesitancy and the spread of viruses

During the spring lockdown, undocumented immigrants' access to primary care in Milan halved and their housing conditions deteriorated, making it difficult to comply with Covid public health measures, according to research by Carlo Devillanova in collaboration with the NAGA association

Risk communication from the who was well trusted and acted upon during the first wave, but more emphasis on non enforceable hygiene measures and messages tailored to the less compliant are needed now

A large scale survey of elderly folks will explore the real effects of the lockdown in order to prepare for similar events in the future

Men's attitudes and behavior may have contributed to their higher vulnerability and mortality. A survey in 8 OECD countries shows that they are less likely than women to consider the Coronavirus a serious problem, less likely to agree with public policies and more likely to disregard them

Alessia Melegaro and Francesco Billari collaborated in the international project “COVID-SCORE” to help identify weaknesses in governments' responses to Covid19. The first results show that Italians have positively evaluated the international cooperation of the government and the information provided on the spread of the virus