Giovanni Gabutti MD was a Professor of Hygiene and Preventive Medicine in Italy but has since retired. He is a specialist in hygiene, preventive medicine, microbiology, and medical virology. He has worked and still works on epidemiology and public health. His area of expertise includes epidemiology and the prevention of vaccine-preventable infectious diseases. He has been involved in several RTCs on new vaccines as well as research projects promoted by the Ministry of University. He is the Coordinator of the Working Group “Vaccines and Immunization Policies” of the Italian Scientific Society of Hygiene, Preventive Medicine and Public Health (SItI), a Member of the Board of the Italian Calendar for Life, and a Member of the European Adult Immunization Board (AIB).