Italian Health Minister Beatrice
Lorenzin on Monday said the ministry intends to add additional
vaccines to the list of those required for admission to the
public school system.
"All of the vaccinations included in the national vaccination
plan are necessary and useful for public health and individual
health," Lorenzin said.
She said among European countries, Italy offers the most free
vaccines in its national health plan.
"These choices aren't made in a political setting but rather
in a scientific health setting, based on the opinions of
experts, who are the ones that must tell us when public health
is put at risk," she said.
"The model we have in mind is flexible, with a list that will
be updated every two years to allow for reevaluation of
epidemiology and the emergence of new epidemics," Lorenzin said.
"We will work in cooperation with the education ministry,"
she said.
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