Italy's 'anti-vax' movement is galvanized by Kennedy Jr
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- US vaccine skepticism, promoted since Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s nomination, risks influencing European vaccine authorities.
- Italy narrowly avoided a crisis when two controversial figures were appointed to its vaccination advisory group.
- Eugenio Serravalle, a pediatrician, leads a group questioning vaccine safety and falsely linking vaccines to autism.
- Paolo Bellavite, a hematologist, previously doubted the benefit-risk ratio of Covid-19 vaccines.
- Health Minister Orazio Schillaci dissolved the group after public and scientific backlash, despite Prime Minister Meloni's opposition.
- The formation of a new advisory group is pending, with no timeline announced.