Italian authorities have launched an
investigation after a two-month-old baby died following a
mandatory vaccination in a Sicilian hospital.
The baby died on June 29 after having been administered the
vaccine in the Maria Paternò Arezzo hospital in Ragusa, southern
Sicily.
Police have ordered an autopsy following a report by the
child's parents, which is due to be carried out on Thursday.
Investigations are "aimed at establishing with certainty
the causes of death of the infant, with the goal of shedding
light on any responsibility due to medical negligence on the
part of employees of the hospital," prosecutors said in a
statement.
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED © Copyright ANSA
