The association of Italian
school heads on Tuesday called on the government to stop
unvaccinated children from starting school.
"The amendment that puts off exclusion for unvaccinated
children must be withdrawn," said association chief Antonello
Giannelli.
"If it passes, we'll have a risk to health safety at school
this year."
Giannelli said there were 10,000 children that could not be
vaccinated for various reasons, and it was impossible to assign
them to special classes.
The Lazio association of head teachers on Tuesday complained
of "great confusion" over the vaccinations needed for school
entry.
Association chief Mario Rusconi told ANSA the confusion was
due to the discrepancy between a law launched by former health
minister Beatrice Lorenzin saying parents must hand in
certificates of 10 compulsory vaccinations, and a ministerial
decree saying self-certification was enough.
"This creates a situation of great confusion at the start of
the school year," Rusconi said.
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