Health and Social Care Inequalities During the First Wave of COVID-19 in Italy; Comment on “Experiences and Implications of the First Wave of the COVID-19 Emergency in Italy: A Social Science Perspective”

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Institute for Research on Population and Social Policies, National Research Council (IRPPS-CNR), Rome, Italy

Abstract

The impact of COVID-19 on the Italian population is well-known and has been deeply analysed under the clinical and epidemiological perspectives where the majority of the studies focused on the beginning of the first wave (March-May 2020). However, there is a need for analysing this complex phenomenon integrating the clinical side with the economic and social lens to better understand implications of a pandemic for populations. In their paper Masino and Enria focused the attention on four specific perspectives: health system reaction to the pandemic, inequalities in the work world, social care from the elderly point of view and the government communication challenges. In this commentary, I take these different perspectives trying to outline how they have been explored and analysed during these three years after their publication. 

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  • Receive Date: 23 July 2024
  • Revise Date: 29 October 2024
  • Accept Date: 30 October 2024
  • First Publish Date: 04 November 2024

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