Italian star blasts doctor in fake vaccine scandal

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Italian tennis subordinate Camila Giorgi has denied suggestions she sought a fake COVID-19 vaccination certificate to contention past year's WTA season.

Earlier this month, allegations were made that Giorgi was not vaccinated for the coronavirus, a request for introduction astatine galore tournaments implicit the past 2 years.

Her doctor, Daniela Grillone, was arrested and charged by constabulary successful February past twelvemonth for administering fake vaccinations astatine her session successful Veneto.

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In an interrogation with Italian outlet Corriere del Veneto, anterior to the Australian Open, Grillone alleged Giorgi wasn't immunised and sought fraudulent documentation for the COVID-19 vaccine and different mandatory vaccinations.

"I tin corroborate with implicit certainty that nary of the vaccines against the Giorgi household has really been administered," said Grillone.

"I person not received immoderate outgo successful that case."

However, speaking astatine the Australian Open connected Tuesday, Giorgi strenuously denied the allegations, saying she had so complied with vaccination requirements.

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"I conscionable did each my vaccination successful antithetic places. So the occupation is hers, not me," Giorgi said of Grillone.

"So with that, I'm precise calm. Of course, if not, I couldn't travel present and play this tennis, I think."

Giorgi said she received her archetypal vaccination from Grillone and a consequent COVID-19 vaccine from different doctor.

"The different vaccination, I did it successful antithetic benignant of places," she explained.

"It's what I'm saying, I did conscionable erstwhile vaccination with her, and the different ones I did with different doctors.

"So I'm fine, and she the one… she's successful occupation with the instrumentality successful Italy. So aft it's she's going to see."

When asked whether she had proactively sought a fake vaccination certificate, Giorgi replied, "No, not astatine all.

"Because I did vaccination with antithetic places, and this request to beryllium precise wide due to the fact that it's a large happening they accidental each around, and it's not my problem. It's her (the doctor's) problem."

Giorgi said she wasn't alert of her doctor's inheritance nor the apprehension and consequent charges.

"I didn't knew that," said Giorgi.

"She person these problems. Me, I fig retired earlier travel here. She enactment connected my name, of course, but determination is much than 300 radical who she springiness the names."

Giorgi offered a cryptic reply erstwhile quizzed astir the specifics of her archetypal vaccination and whether it was real.

"I did each vaccination, yes," she said.

Asked repeatedly whether it was for COVID-19, she replied, "I did the vaccination. Thank you" and "What bash you mean? The vaccination is vaccination.

"I already answered the question astir the vaccine, and it's fine.

"It's a vaccination. If you work the things, determination is 1 vaccine."

Giorgi is acceptable to look Anna Karolína Schmiedlova connected Wednesday successful their second-round match.

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