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Risk communication from the who was well trusted and acted upon during the first wave, but more emphasis on non enforceable hygiene measures and messages tailored to the less compliant are needed now read

A large scale survey of elderly folks will explore the real effects of the lockdown in order to prepare for similar events in the future read

Men's attitudes and behavior may have contributed to their higher vulnerability and mortality. A survey in 8 OECD countries shows that they are less likely than women to consider the Coronavirus a serious problem, less likely to agree with public policies and more likely to disregard them read

Alessia Melegaro and Francesco Billari collaborated in the international project “COVID-SCORE” to help identify weaknesses in governments' responses to Covid19. The first results show that Italians have positively evaluated the international cooperation of the government and the information provided on the spread of the virus read

Six EU countries banned short selling on their stock exchanges in the wake of the Covid outbreak in order to avoid a downward feedback loop. They had it wrong, according to Marco Ventoruzzo read