https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Italy in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Children in Italy must be vaccinated before they start school, it was announced on Wednesday, reversing the government's earlier decision to scrap the requirement. https://www.thelocal.it/20180906/italy-u-turn-compulsory-vaccine-law Thu, 06 Sep 2018 14:20:50 +0200 italy-u-turn-compulsory-vaccine-law A ten-month-old baby boy has died of complications linked to measles at Catania’s Garibaldi hospital. https://www.thelocal.it/20180406/10-month-old-babys-death-linked-to-measles Fri, 06 Apr 2018 19:28:26 +0200 10-month-old-babys-death-linked-to-measles Pro-vaccine medics have called for the latest edition of the popular doll Cicciobello, which suffers from measles that can be cured with cream and plasters, to be withdrawn. https://www.thelocal.it/20180405/pro-vaccine-medics-call-for-measles-doll-to-be-withdrawn Thu, 05 Apr 2018 13:22:13 +0200 pro-vaccine-medics-call-for-measles-doll-to-be-withdrawn There were almost 5,000 cases of measles in Italy last year, and four people died of the disease, according to newly-released data from the Italian health ministry. https://www.thelocal.it/20180126/measles-cases-increased-almost-six-fold-in-2017-as-two-parties-pledge-to-abolish-compulsory-vaccines Fri, 26 Jan 2018 12:48:23 +0100 measles-cases-increased-almost-six-fold-in-2017-as-two-parties-pledge-to-abolish-compulsory-vaccines A man was placed under house arrest on Monday for allegedly punching a doctor because he believes a vaccination caused his child's illness. https://www.thelocal.it/20170801/anti-vaccine-protester-punches-doctor-after-hotly-contested-law-gets-approved Tue, 01 Aug 2017 13:03:28 +0200 anti-vaccine-protester-punches-doctor-after-hotly-contested-law-gets-approved Italy’s top court has ruled against a claim for damages from a father who argued his son’s autism was caused by the polio vaccine, Sabin. https://www.thelocal.it/20170725/italys-top-court-rules-out-autism-link-in-vaccine-case Tue, 25 Jul 2017 17:28:41 +0200 italys-top-court-rules-out-autism-link-in-vaccine-case A recently passed law making vaccinations compulsory for school starters provoked fierce debate in Italy. Alberto Giubilini, an Italian expert on infectious diseases currently working at the University of Oxford, explains why he thinks other countries should copy Italy's vaccine law. https://www.thelocal.it/20170607/italy-has-introduced-mandatory-vaccinations-other-countries-should-follow-its-lead Wed, 07 Jun 2017 12:39:36 +0200 italy-has-introduced-mandatory-vaccinations-other-countries-should-follow-its-lead Measles cases rose more than fivefold across Italy in April compared to the same month last year, according to National Health Institute figures which were released as the debate over the growing anti-vaccine movement heated up. https://www.thelocal.it/20170505/measles-cases-up-fivefold-italy-five-star-movement-beppe-grillo-vaccination-matteo-renzi Fri, 05 May 2017 14:26:25 +0200 measles-cases-up-fivefold-italy-five-star-movement-beppe-grillo-vaccination-matteo-renzi The number of measles cases in Italy has tripled this year, largely because parents are not getting children vaccinated due to spurious health scares, the health ministry said on Friday. https://www.thelocal.it/20170317/threefold-increase-in-measles-cases-as-anti-vaccine-movement-grows-in-italy Fri, 17 Mar 2017 15:11:25 +0100 threefold-increase-in-measles-cases-as-anti-vaccine-movement-grows-in-italy