# 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"

## TL;DR

This commentary discusses how the social and economic impacts of the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in Italy were analyzed over three years.

## Contribution

The paper highlights the integration of clinical, economic, and social perspectives to understand pandemic implications.

## Key findings

- The health system's response to the pandemic was a key area of focus.
- Inequalities in the work world and social care for the elderly were examined.
- Government communication challenges were identified as a critical issue.

## 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.