the interviewLorenzin on the diphtheria case in Palermo: “The little girl had already been out of school for eight months. My law did not protect her.”The nursery refused to admit the child because she had not been vaccinated, and that was the end of it. “The public system cannot consider its task completed simply by excluding a child from school.” The appointment with the local health authority (ASL) was used as a smokescreen; the issue of checks; and why “in 2017 we chose not to interfere with parental authority”. The former Health Minister speaks outbySergio Tomaselli28 AUG 26
The caseA four-year-old girl has died in Palermo from suspected diphtheria. She had not been vaccinatedThe parents stated that they had not had her vaccinated because a relative is autistic and they feared the vaccine was to blame. Prof. Bassetti: "Unacceptable in the 21st century". Vaccination coverage in Sicily is the lowest in ItalybyEnrico Cicchetti21 AUG 26
Bad ScientistsKennedy’s campaign against mRNA vaccines is also a problem for EuropeA recent study by Merck and Moderna, which has yet to be verified, promises surprising results from the use of molecular biology in cancer treatment. Unfortunately, the Trump administration wants to turn this into a political battlebyEnrico Bucci20 AUG 26
from The Washington PostUnited States: Vaccine exemptions in nursery schools reach a new record highMajor immunisation campaigns for young children have slowed down in more than half of the states, continuing a trend that has been going on for years, whilst measles cases are on the risebyLena H. Sun18 AUG 26
Bad ScientistsHow democracy dies amid anti-scientific nonsense. The American caseAmongst the various measures, Trump’s executive order argues that the United States recommends more vaccines than anyone else and that it is therefore necessary to align with ‘peer countries’. Furthermore, the requirement to split the trivalent measles-mumps-rubella vaccine into three separate injections stems from a study that was retracted due to fraudbyEnrico Bucci11 AUG 26
Bad ScientistsBuonguerrieri’s words offer the anti-vaxxers an imaginary victoryThanks to the amendment tabled by the FdI MP, a provision intended for a small number of professionals can be sold to the entire anti-vaccine movement as a collective rehabilitation. The amnesty promised to that audience does not exist, whilst the political advantage generated by the announcement doesbyEnrico Bucci17 JUL 26