Overview

• Health Minister Orazio Schillaci revoked the entire NITAG less than two weeks after naming it, following scientific backlash over appointees Eugenio Serravalle and Paolo Bellavite.
• Schillaci defended the move as a medical decision grounded in support for vaccines and has signaled he has no intention of resigning.
• Political fallout intensified as Palazzo Chigi criticized the lack of coordination and stressed pluralism, Matteo Salvini and Francesco Lollobrigida attacked the reset, and Forza Italia publicly backed the minister.
• The ministry plans a fresh, stakeholder-driven nomination process to restore credibility, with new members to be presented in September.
• NITAG’s role is advisory and non‑binding, yet its composition affects public trust, underscored by petitions from scientists and new threats reported against infectious-disease specialist Matteo Bassetti.