Closed coronavirus vaccination center in Rome. File photoROME, Jan 17One of the leaders of the Italian anti-vaxxers, Luigi Marilli, died at the age of 64 from COVID-19 in a hospital in Perugia, local media reported. However, the first news of his death was spread on Facebook by the Liberate Italy social movement uniting many opponents of vaccination, of which Marilli was a member of the national leadership. reasons,» the authoritative Milanese newspaper Corriere della Sera noted in this regard. According to the publication, one of the close friends of the anti-vaxxer, entrepreneur Marino Recchiuti, at whose company Marilli worked, directly wrote on the social network that he died from COVID-19. «My a real friend who I have known for over 15 years, who has worked with me and who could have been saved if he did not follow your ideology instead of taking advice from family and friends… You should all be ashamed to even mention his name. It's up to you,» Reccuti said in a comment that has since been removed. e57218ad67.jpg» />Thousands protest against COVID-certificates in Rome This story was covered by many Italian media, which caused a strong reaction from the Liberate Italy movement. It posted a special press release on its website calling on the press to stop «media looting» in connection with Marilli's death and threatened with legal consequences. At the same time, the message emphasized that “the vaccinated and the unvaccinated get infected and fall ill in the same way.” did not die from complications in the hospital. Then he admitted that he still had serious doubts about the official version of the origin of the coronavirus, but his attitude to vaccination has changed dramatically, and he urged everyone to get vaccinated against COVID as soon as possible.
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