Italy kicks off vaccinations against COVID-19 in Rome Health Reuters Staff ROME (Reuters) - Almost 10 months after the first Italian patient tested positive for the new coronavirus, Italy on Sunday vaccinated the first residents against COVID-19.
Claudia Alivernini, one of the first recipients of Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine in Italy, receives her vaccination at the Spallanzani hospital in this screengrab taken from a video, in Rome, Italy December 27, 2020. Ministero della Salute/Handout via REUTERS
Nurse Claudia Alivernini speaks next to Health Minister Roberto Speranza during a news conference after receiving a vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) as the country begins vaccinations, at the Spallanzani hospital in Rome, Italy, December 27, 2020. REUTERS/Remo Casilli