Amid an EU-wide shortage of vaccines, Italian communities are desperate for a jab, any jab. And an answer to their plight may be a short drive away, as their neighbors, independent from the EU’s politics, have purchased Sputnik V.
The Italian municipality of San Leo, in the northeastern region of Emilia-Romagna, might look like the perfect place for a visitor tired of crowded cities. Beautiful landscapes, narrow ancient streets, a historic castle where mysterious magician Count Cagliostro spent his last days, plus traditional Italian hospitality – these were the reasons tourists had been coming here. “Tourism matters a lot for Italy, it matters a lot for us, too,” says San Leo’s mayor, Leonardo Bindi.
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