Untangling the interdependency of infections, immunity and frailty may help to clarify their
roles in the maintenance of health in aging individuals, and the recent COVID-19 pandemic …

The last 2019/20 northern hemisphere influenza season overlapped with the first wave of
coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Italy was the first western country where …

Objectives The aim of this systematic overview of reviews was to synthesise available
evidence on inequalities in infectious disease based on three dimensions of inequalities; …

Background: Health Literacy (HL) has been recently hypothesized to affect the relationship
between socio-economic status (SES) and health conditions. However, to date no study has …

'This virus does not discriminate'was a phrase frequently used by politicians across the
world to emphasize that no one is free of risk when it comes to contracting severe acute …

Background Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a leading cause of mortality
worldwide. Identifying both individual and community risk factors associated with higher …

Background Data suggest lower coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) vaccination
coverage among minority and disadvantaged groups. We aimed to identify interactions …

Background Maternal influenza and pertussis immunisation is crucial for protecting mothers
during pregnancy and their babies in the first weeks of life against severe disease. We …

Children are important transmitters of infection. Within schools they encounter large
numbers of contacts and infections can spread easily causing outbreaks. However, not all …

Background: Reaching the public health organizations targets of influenza vaccination in at-
risk patient groups remains a challenge worldwide. Recognizing the relationship between …