COVID-19 vaccinations: An overview of the Italian national health system's online communication from a citizen perspective

L Pirrotta, E Guidotti, C Tramontani, E Bignardelli… - Health policy, 2022 - Elsevier
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 …

[HTML][HTML] Stakeholders' understanding of European medicine agency's COVID-19 vaccine information materials in EU and regional contexts

I Castro, M Van Tricht, N Bonaccorso, M Sciortino… - Vaccines, 2023 - mdpi.com
The COVID-19 pandemic posed challenges to communicating accurate information about
vaccines because of the spread of misinformation. The European Medicines Agency (EMA) …

[HTML][HTML] Communicating with patients about COVID-19 vaccination: a qualitative study on vaccinators in Tuscany region, Italy

G Alderotti, MF Corvo, P Buscemi, L Stacchini… - Vaccines, 2023 - mdpi.com
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 …

[HTML][HTML] Italian adults' likelihood of getting COVID-19 vaccine: a second online survey

LR Biasio, G Bonaccorsi, C Lorini, D Mazzini… - Vaccines, 2021 - mdpi.com
Rapid online surveys are an important tool for tracking the public's knowledge and
perceptions during infectious disease outbreaks. In June 2020, during the early phases of …

[HTML][HTML] Addressing COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy: A content analysis of government social media platforms in England and Italy during 2020–2021

G Sesa, K Czabanowska, A Giangreco… - Public Health in …, 2022 - Elsevier
Objectives This study investigates how England's and Italy's Public Health Governmental
Departments addressed COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy (VH) on social media platforms. Study …

[HTML][HTML] Reasons for the intention to refuse COVID-19 vaccination and their association with preferred sources of information in a nationwide, population-based …

M Del Riccio, A Bechini, P Buscemi, P Bonanni… - Vaccines, 2022 - mdpi.com
Sources of information on health and vaccines such as social media, online forums,
televisions, and newspapers contributed to the spread of information related to COVID-19 …

[HTML][HTML] Quality and safety of vaccines manufacturing: an online survey on attitudes and perceptions of Italian internet users

A Bechini, B Zanella, B Bonito, S Paoli, G Di Pisa… - Vaccines, 2021 - mdpi.com
Background: Vaccination is a worldwide public health practice that requires high uptake
levels in order to effectively reduce the incidence of vaccine-preventable diseases. The …

[HTML][HTML] Italian health professionals on the mandatory COVID-19 vaccine: An online cross-sectional survey

L Ghirotto, ME Díaz Crescitelli, L De Panfilis… - Frontiers in Public …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Italy was the first country in Europe to make vaccination against COVID-19 mandatory for
healthcare professionals by imposing restrictions in cases of non-compliance. This study …

[HTML][HTML] Vaccine hesitancy towards COVID-19 vaccination: investigating the role of information sources through a mediation analysis

C Reno, E Maietti, Z Di Valerio, M Montalti… - Infectious disease …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Mass vaccination campaigns have been implemented worldwide to counteract the SARS-
CoV-2/COVID-19 pandemic, however their effectiveness could be challenged by vaccine …

[HTML][HTML] How does the public receive information about vaccines during the Covid-19 pandemic? A nationwide cross-sectional study in Spain

D Catalan-Matamoros, A Langbecker - Societies, 2023 - mdpi.com
Spain has been one of the most severely impacted countries by COVID-19. Vaccination
against COVID-19 is one of the most successful preventive strategies. However, some …