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Italian government rules that people aged 50 and over must be vaccinated to go to work

Workers aged 50 and over will need to show proof of vaccination or recent recovery to access their …

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Italian police arrested nurses who they say faked COVID-19 shots for anti-vaxxers by emptying doses in cotton gauze and trashcans instead of their arms

A video tweeted by Palermo police appears to show a 58-year-old woman draining syringes into tissue…

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One of Italy's top coronavirus experts says she was threatened with a bullet in the mail after she advocated for children to get vaccinated

Immunologist Antonella Viola confirmed on Facebook that she received an envelope in the mail contai…

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The Italian dentist who tried to get a COVID-19 vaccine using a fake arm now says he's gotten the shot in an abrupt about-face

Dr. Guido Russo told an Italian talk show that he has been inoculated and praised vaccines as "the …

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Unrest and protests are ripping across Europe as anger mounts over new COVID-19 winter restrictions

People gathered in cities including Rotterdam, Rome, Vienna, and Zagreb as many countries ask for v…

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Protests broke out in Italy over the COVID-19 'Green Pass' that allows only vaccinated or regularly tested people to work

To work, Italian employees must have a "Green Pass," which shows proof of vaccination, a negative C…

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Vaccine mandates are proving successful in European countries. That may bode well for the US.

France, Greece, and Italy all saw their vaccination rates rise shortly after instating new vaccine …

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Cruise ships anchored off the Italian coast are annoying locals

Cruise ships, out of commission during the pandemic, have been docked off the Italian Riviera. Peop…

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13 passengers who flew from Italy to India tested positive for COVID-19 then ran away from quarantine, officials say

Some of the passengers escaped from the airport, while others ran away at a local hospital, the BBC…

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Italy is making all health workers take the COVID-19 vaccine, and said anyone who refuses will be suspended without pay

Unvaccinated healthcare workers have been blamed for a number of COVID-19 outbreaks inside several …

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Italy's prime minister got the AstraZeneca vaccine, a shot Europe is struggling to persuade people to get

Mario Draghi and his wife, both 73, were given their first shot of AstraZeneca's jab on Tuesday aft…

Sinéad Baker   


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A 23-year-old Italian woman received 6 times the recommended amount of Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine

Medical experts said getting too much vaccine usually doesn't lead to serious side effects - but it…

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Italy will reopen for tourists in mid-May, Prime Minister Draghi said

While only about 11% of the population in Italy is fully vaccinated against COVID-19, all healthcar…

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Italy misled the WHO by claiming it was fully prepared for a pandemic when COVID-19 hit, lawsuit says

The allegation is part of a lawsuit filed by families of COVID-19 victims in Bergamo, northern Ital…

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Italy ordered a nationwide lockdown for the holidays amid a surge in coronavirus cases

As of Saturday, Italy has a total of over 1.9 million confirmed cases of coronavirus, according to …

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Suspicions mount that the coronavirus was spreading in China and Europe as early as October, following a WHO investigation

Findings from a recent WHO investigation to China may confirm the coronavirus was circulating month…

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Italian government calls thousands of fresh medical graduates to battle coronavirus after reporting 10,000 deaths

As the number of cases reaching a 100,000, hospitals are running short of doctors. To …

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17 photos show thousand of ill people flooding Europe's hospitals as the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic grips the continent

Medical workers take care of a patient at the ICU of the George Papanikolaou General Hospital in Th…

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Italy extended the regions on its 'red zone' list after breaking its record for the highest number of new daily COVID-19 infections

Italy is facing the prospect of another potential lockdown after the country recorded 40,902 new CO…

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A husband went for a 280-mile walk to calm down after an argument with his wife. He then got fined for breaching coronavirus lockdown regulations.

An Italian man just kept walking after falling out with his wife. Police fined him €400 for breakin…

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