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Bassetti Rebukes Belén Rodríguez Over Vague Vaccine Remark After Illness

The infectious-disease specialist warns that imprecise vaccine comments from entertainers risk confusing the public.

Overview

  • Rodríguez told followers she spent three days in bed with 39°C fever and cough, then suggested people feel “a bit like this” after the vaccine without specifying which one.
  • Bassetti responded in comments to Adnkronos Salute, saying entertainers should leave health claims to medical professionals.
  • He argued that an influenza shot likely would have reduced her symptoms during the current respiratory-illness season.
  • Calling any reference to the COVID vaccine an “unfortunate remark,” he affirmed evidence that COVID vaccination improved lives without increasing pathologies.
  • Italian outlets highlighted the exchange as a public back-and-forth on vaccine messaging, with no clarification or retraction reported from Rodríguez.