The coast of Ischia island, Italy, on April 27.
Photographer: Alessio Paduano/Bloomberg
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A Small Italian Island Is Set to Win Big From Europe’s Tourism Revival
Plans to pick vaccine winners and losers have sparked fury on the mainland.
Residents of the small Italian island of Ischia are hoping that the 19-mile stretch of seawater that divides them from the mainland will help save their economy from another disastrous tourism season this summer.
They’re eagerly awaiting a boatload of vaccines, promised by a decree signed late last week, that will create herd-immunity among the island’s 70,000 inhabitants. Once everyone has had the shot, they can declare the island a Covid-free zone, helping to ensure an influx of wealthy visitors from across northern Europe and the U.S.