Marco Del Riccio is a Medical Doctor specialized in Public Health and Preventive Medicine at the University of Florence, where he currently serves as a Researcher and Assistant Professor. He is also a Guest Researcher at the Netherlands Institute for Health Services Research (Nivel), where he initiated his PhD journey in collaboration with Dr. John Paget. As a PhD candidate, his research explores the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the epidemiology and burden of respiratory viruses, as well as preventive medicine strategies. He is completing his PhD at Radboud University Nijmegen under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Aura Timen. He is a member of the Scientific Secretariat of the Adult Immunization Board and other national and international initiatives, including the Global Influenza Initiative (GII) and the Steering Group on Influenza Vaccination. He is also part of the Board of the National Working Group on Communication for Public Health of the Italian Society of Hygiene, Preventive Medicine and Public Health. He is author of over 70 scientific publications in international indexed journals and his main research interests include the epidemiology, burden of disease, and prevention strategies for respiratory infections, as well as vaccine hesitancy and vaccine literacy.