It still happens in Italy --- This is something that we still experience in Italy depending on the region. I can attest to the personal situation of my family, living in a remote rural area in central Italy, where certain medical specialists, and sometimes even general practitioners, are rare. The healthcare system is undoubtedly at another level compared to what happens in cities and this has also been seen for the organization of access to COVID-19 vaccines, for very old people or with serious health problems, who have not really been a priority compared to what was happening elsewhere, because of the lack of health staff to administer them

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