A midwife working at a
hospital in the central city of Macerata has been sacked after
repeatedly refusing to be vaccinated, the local health authority
said on Thursday, confirming a report in the Corriere Adriatico
newspaper.
"I'm sorry it ended this way... but this case had been
dragging on for months" said health authority chief Alessandro
Maccioni.
The midwife is reportedly seeking legal advice.
Dr Roberto Burioni, a top vaccinations expert, backed the
health authority's stance.
"In my opinion, a health professional who refuses
vaccinations is not just an inexcusable ignoramus, but they are
also something that is close to criminal," Burioni said.
"The presence of an unvaccinated person in a ward where
pregnant women are cared for and give birth is like lighting a
match in a petrol depot".
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