Nature Communications (Dec 2021)

The effect of COVID-19 vaccination in Italy and perspectives for living with the virus

  • Valentina Marziano,
  • Giorgio Guzzetta,
  • Alessia Mammone,
  • Flavia Riccardo,
  • Piero Poletti,
  • Filippo Trentini,
  • Mattia Manica,
  • Andrea Siddu,
  • Antonino Bella,
  • Paola Stefanelli,
  • Patrizio Pezzotti,
  • Marco Ajelli,
  • Silvio Brusaferro,
  • Giovanni Rezza,
  • Stefano Merler

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-27532-w
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 8

Abstract

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Vaccination campaigns against COVID-19 are allowing the progressive release of physical distancing restrictions in many countries. Here, the authors assess the impact of the vaccination program in Italy and evaluate possible prospects for reopening the society while at the same time keeping COVID-19 under control.