Italy’s Draghi Fires COVID Commissioner, With Vaccination Drive in Spotlight
Special Commissioner for the COVID emergency Domenico Arcuri speaks during a news conference as the country begins vaccinations against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at the Spallanzani hospital in Rome, Italy, Dec. 27, 2020. Remo Casilli/File Photo/REUTERS
ROME—Prime Minister Mario Draghi on March 1 fired Italy’s special COVID-19 commissioner Domenico Arcuri and replaced him with an army logistics expert, in a signal the government wanted to speed up vaccinations.
The move followed growing complaints about Arcuri’s handling of the crisis and concern that the anti-COVID vaccine campaign was moving forward too slowly.
