Despite safety and effectiveness, COVID vaccination rates remained lower than flu vaccination rates and resulting death rates put this in a grim light.
Italy's Senate gave final approval on Tuesday to a contested government plan to allow groups who "support motherhood" into abortion clinics to try to deter women terminating.
Doctors who engage with social issues have been labeled extremists, told to "stay in your lane," and even fired. They see public health advocacy as a vital part of practicing medicine.