Multimorbidity and SARS-CoV-2-Related Outcomes: Analysis of a Cohort of Italian Patients.

Background: Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, identifying the main risk factors has been imperative to properly manage the public health challenges that the pandemic exposes, such as organizing effective vaccination campaigns. In addition to gender and age, multimorbidity seems to be 1 of the predisposing factors coming out of many studies investigating the possible causes of increased susceptibility to SARS-CoV-2 infection and adverse outcomes. However, only a few studies conducted have used large samples.

'Scuola sicura': a school screening testing programme to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in students in Piedmont.

Background: 'Scuola sicura' (SS) programme aims to monitor the rate of COVID-19 and to contain its spread within the school population through early case isolation.

Objectives: to describe the initial process and outcome evaluation results.

Design: descriptive study of an experimental screening testing programme in children in Piedmont Region (Northern Italy) in the period January-March 2021.