Lorenzo Damiano, ‘leader’ of the anti-vaccine movement against COVID-19 in Italy, has contracted the disease and, admitted to a hospital, has regretted not being vaccinated and has asked the population to “follow the science”, which “cures and save “. “Clearly my vision has changed, I am ready to tell the world how important is to collectively follow science, the one that heals and saves you“said the leader of the anti-vaccines, a movement known as No Vax in Italy.
According to information collected by the Adnkronos news agency, Damiano you will be discharged from the hospital on Thursday and it has guaranteed that, as soon as possible, it will be vaccinated. “Get this vaccine because it saves your life,” he stressed, noting that the immunizer has to “be shared” throughout the world. Finally, he thanked the doctors and health workers at the hospital where he was admitted, Vittorio Veneto, for treating him.
“They have been wonderful,” he concluded. Italy has begun this Wednesday to administer the booster dose of the COVID-19 vaccine to those over 18 years of age. 87.4 percent of Italians over 12 years old have at least one dose, while 84.5 percent have the full schedule of vaccination against the disease, according to data from the Italian Ministry of Health.
Since the beginning of the health crisis, the Italian country has registered more than five million positive cases of COVID and 134,000 deaths from the disease. Serious coronavirus patients admitted to intensive care units increased by 22% in the last week and deaths by 14%, as reported by the Gimbe Medical Foundation, which has recognized that the country is accelerating the vaccination of booster doses for stop contagions.
According to their data, between November 24 and 30, there were 498 deaths, with an average of 71 daily compared to 62 the previous week, between November 17 and 23. The foundation has explained in a statement that new cases of coronavirus infection increased by 25.1% and hospitalizations, by 13.7% in the same period. Likewise, it has warned that 32 Italian provinces have an incidence of more than 150 cases and has advised extreme precautions.
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