Facing criminal charges for the stupid “fake arm” stunt he says was a protest against vaccine mandates Italian dentist Dr. Guido Russo tells a talk show he went and got vaxxed against COVID-19 for real the next day, the AP reports. Appearing on La7 Russo said he’s not against vaccine itself, but purposely showed up with the fake arm knowing he’d get caught as a protest against mandatory inoculation. “I think at this point the vaccine is the only weapon we have against this terrible disease, but there should be a freedom of choice” Russo said.