Italian ‘anti-vax’ parents send children to clandestine schools over Covid-19 protocol

Monica, an Italian parent from the South Tyrol region, is a critic of Italy's Covid-19 protocol in school. © France 24 screen grab

Italy may have reported more than 80,000 Covid-19 cases on Monday, but the anti-vax movement there is still strong. Particularly in northern Italy where distrust of the vaccine has had a real impact on schools. FRANCE 24's Natalia Mendoza reports.

After Italy became one of the worst-hit countries during the first waves of Covid-19 infections, authorities have increasingly tightened restrictions on unvaccinated Italians.