Vaccines: Vaia, controversy over Nitag? "A storm in a teacup"

A story from which many elements emerge, according to the expert. "Poor and good communication, alarmism and reassurance, courage and 'donabbondismo'." These and other issues, he announces, "we'll discuss them on TV in September."

The controversy surrounding the National Technical Advisory Group on Vaccinations (NITAG), which was recently axed? "A storm in a teacup," according to Francesco Vaia, former Director of Prevention at the Ministry of Health and General Manager of the Spallanzani Institute for Immunization and Prevention in Rome, now a member of the National Authority for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Many themes have emerged from the recent debate, the expert observes: "Potential and limitations, benefits and pitfalls, good and bad communication," he lists in a post on his social media channels, "industrial interests, geopolitics and solidarity, silences of the past and positions taken today, consistency and bandwagon jumping, alarmism and reassurance, courage and 'donabbondismo'." He announces: "We'll talk about it again in September on TV," without revealing any further details of the project at this time.