In Italy, vaccinations for paramedics will no longer be mandatory from Tuesday (1 November). This will allow thousands of people who have resisted mandatory vaccination and have been suspended to return to work. According to the Italian Medical Association, 3,394 doctors were fired from the service for refusing to be vaccinated. Given the serious staff shortages in the healthcare sector, it is important that they return to work. The mask requirement in hospitals should also be reduced.
The government of Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni also plans to abolish the vaccination requirement from November, which originally applied until the end of this year. The €100 fine imposed in January on unvaccinated Italians over the age of 50 will soon no longer be demanded. Many opponents of vaccination, whose ticket has fluttered into the house in recent months, have refused to pay.
Masks are mandatory in hospitals
The cabinet plans to drop the mask requirement in hospitals from next Tuesday, one of the latest anti-pandemic restrictions in Italy. The daily reporting on the number of infected and corona patients in Italian hospitals is replaced by a weekly bulletin.
“Science is not a religion”
On Wednesday, Meloni, who was critical of coronavirus-related restrictions during her time in opposition, said many of the decisions made during the pandemic had no scientific basis. “Science is not a religion,” said the legal politician.
“I agree with the recognition of the value of science. What we have disagreed with previous administrations is that the measures taken were scientifically unsound,” Meloni said in a speech to the Senate.
Source: Krone
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