Meningococcal disease in Italy: public concern, media coverage and policy change

• Main Authors: Loredana Covolo (Author), Elia Croce (Author), Marco Moneda (Author), Elena Zanardini (Author), Umberto Gelatti (Author), Peter J. Schulz (Author), Elisabetta Ceretti (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2019-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.

Abstract Background Between 2015 and 2017 six deaths due to meningitis in the Lombardy Region, Northern Italy, caught the attention of media and increased concern among the population, with a consequent increase in demand for vaccination. Considering the evidence about the impact of media coverage o...