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

• Hoofdauteurs: Loredana Covolo (Auteur), Elia Croce (Auteur), Marco Moneda (Auteur), Elena Zanardini (Auteur), Umberto Gelatti (Auteur), Peter J. Schulz (Auteur), Elisabetta Ceretti (Auteur)
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• Gepubliceerd in: BMC, 2019-08-01T00:00:00Z.
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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...