‘Like priests who don’t believe in God’: Italy’s anti-vax medics eye return to frontline duty

‘Like priests who don’t believe in God’: Italy’s anti-vax medics eye return to frontline duty

Progress of bill to reinstate struck-off doctors hinged on support from far right figure Roberto Vannacci, whose rise is shaping politics before 2027 elections

Antonio Cremasco contracted Covid at a dinner party on 6 March 2020. Four days later, as Italy became the first European country to go into nationwide lockdown, he was fighting for his life. “I spent 20 days in intensive care, followed by another 20 days in a hospital ward,” said Cremasco, from Bassano del Grappa in the northern Italian Veneto region.

After leaving hospital, he needed oxygen therapy for another six months. Cremasco’s ordeal was such that when Covid vaccines became available in Italy in early 2021, he had no qualms about being vaccinated, and he believes the decision saved his life once again.

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Progress of bill to reinstate struck-off doctors hinged on support from far right figure Roberto Vannacci, whose rise is shaping politics before 2027 elections Antonio Cremasco contracted Covid at a dinner party on 6 March 2020. Four days later, as Italy became the first European country to go into nationwide lockdown, he was fighting for his life.

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