Articles from IPPO

  1. Behavioural responses to Covid-19 health certification (‘vaccine passports’): A rapid review

    Behavioural responses to Covid-19 health certification (‘vaccine passports’): A rapid review

    Systematic review by Drury et al (07.04.21) Background Covid-status certification – certificates for those who test negative for the SARS-CoV-2 virus, test positive for antibodies, or who have been vaccinated against SARS-CoV-2 – has been proposed to enable safer access to a range of activities. Realising these benefits will depend in part upon the behavioural and social impacts of certification. The aim of this rapid review was to describe public attitudes towards certification, and its possible impact on uptake of testing and vaccination, protective behaviours, and crime. Results Thirty-three papers met the...

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  2. UK in grip of mental health crisis with children worst affected, new analysis finds

    UK in grip of mental health crisis with children worst affected, new analysis finds

    Royal College of Psychiatrists (08.04.21) Children and young people are bearing the brunt of the mental health crisis caused by the pandemic, new analysis by the Royal College of Psychiatrists has found. A year on from the first lockdown and after warnings from the mental health sector about the impact of the pandemic on the country’s mental health, NHS Digital data shows that while the crisis is affecting people of all ages, it is under-18s who are suffering most. The Royal College of Psychiatrists’ analysis found that: The Royal College of Psychiatrists...

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  3. Inequalities around the globe: what the world sees as most serious

    Inequalities around the globe: what the world sees as most serious

    The Policy Institute, King’s College London (26.03.21) Along with disparities in income and wealth (56%), Britons are particularly concerned about inequalities between more and less deprived areas (51%). Their concern about these place-based inequalities is significantly higher than the European average (39%). Other concerns are seen as relatively less serious and are more in line with opinion across Europe – aside from when it comes to gender inequality, which is viewed as a pressing problem by a greater proportion of Europeans (33%) than Britons (23%). Women tend to be slightly more concerned...

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