After days of stalemate, Italian party leaders on Saturday urged 80-year-old President Sergio Mattarella to change his mind and stay on for a second seven-year term amids concern protracted political squabbling would erode the nation's credibility.
Health Minister Roberto Speranza said on Facebook Monday that Italy had seen over 4.5 million COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in the last week, the highest weekly jab tally since the start of the vaccine rollout, according to ANSA.
By Victor Omondi The Italian government adopted a measure Wednesday, mandating everyone over 50 years old to be vaccinated against the coronavirus. This measure comes as the country battles with practically daily new records of new infections fueled by the Omicron strain. In the country of 59 million people, 189,000 additional infections were verified earlier […]
ROME (Reuters) - The small number of Italians who refuse to be vaccinated against COVID-19 are largely responsible for the continued health crisis, Prime Minister Mario Draghi said on Monday.