The government is readying an
amendment to keep 10 vaccinations compulsory for school
admission, sources said Wednesday.
The amendment would keep the vaccinations obligatory for
nursery and elementary schools instead of them being, at the
moment, only recommended.
School heads on Tuesday urged the government to end the
"chaos" resulting from a law stating the compulsory nature of
the vaccinations and a circular saying they were recommended and
self-certification would be enough to secure school admission.
The chairs of parliamentary committees were said to be ready
to approve the amendment.
The national association of school heads on Wednesday
welcomed the government amendment once more making it compulsory
to have 10 vaccinations to qualify for school entry.
"It's good news that marks sensitivity on the part of
parliament for the arguments we expounded in hearings before the
House committees," said association chair Antonello Giannelli.
"We said...that the entry into nursery and infant schools of
unvaccinated children would have brought a risk for the health
of the immunodepressed," he added.
"It's a great victory for civilised life".
Meanwhile NAS health police visited schools across Italy to
verify the accuracy of certificates presented by parents on
their children's vaccinations for school entry.
The controls, it was reported, started yesterday in nursery
and elementary schools and will continue over the next few days
on a random basis al across the country.
Opposition centre-left Democratic Party (PD) leader Maurizio
Martina said "the obscurantism of the (ruling) League and 5-Star
Movement has been defeated".
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