Veneto Governor Luca Zaia confirmed
Thursday that the northern region intends to challenge a new
decree making 12 vaccinations a condition for school entry at
the Constitutional Court.
"We reiterated our position, which is not against vaccines,"
Zaia said after meeting Health Minister Beatrice Lorenzin.
"We confirm the appeal against both the decree and the
eventual law.
"We think that this coercive method is not very respectful,
as citizens should be informed, and could lead to some dropping
out".
Education Minister Valeria Fedeli seemed to suggest the
decree is not set in stone when asked about reports that the
package, which features stiff penalties for parents who fail to
meet their obligations on vaccines, could be softened.
"There is a good debate in parliament about the vaccines and
I'm particularly happy about that," she said.
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