The book "Confinaria: memories of an uncertain time - research in social science/ Confinária: memórias de um tempo incerto - investigação em ciências sociais", organised by José António Carochinho and Sérgio Vieira da Silva, and published by Edições Universitárias, recently came out. IT is a collection of seven studies relaed to the pandemic, beliefs and attitudes towards COVID-19 vaccines and ends with an investigation into expectations of the future in a post-pandemic scenario.