In 2013, in a bid to combat Vaccine Hesitancy (VH) and provide information on vaccines by
communicating with the general public and the health community (eg, healthcare workers …

COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy is still widespread. During the pandemic, the internet has been
the preferred channel for health-related information, especially for less-educated citizens …

The Department of Health Sciences (University of Florence) developed a regional website
“VaccinarSinToscana” in order to provide information on vaccines and communicate with the …

Objectives. The increasingly widespread use of the Internet by the population to collect
information regarding health and medical treatments and the circulation of many non …

Starting from an analysis of communication in Italy during the COVID-19 emergency period
(February–June 2020), this paper provides an overview of the main challenges and …

Background The recent introduction of COVID-19 certificates in several countries, including
the introduction of the European green pass, has been met with protests and concerns by a …

The rapid development of the vaccine and the infodemia have challenged communication
about COVID-19 vaccines. This study aims to characterize—through the experience of …

Google Trends data are an efficient source for analysing internet search behaviour and
providing valuable insights into community dynamics and health-related problems. In this …

In the context of the European Joint Action on Vaccination, we analyzed, through
quantitative and qualitative methods, a random sample of vaccine-related tweets published …

Background: Google Trends is an infoveillance tool widely used by the scientific community
to investigate different user behaviors related to COVID-19. However, several limitations …