The Council of State, Italy's highest
administrative court, on Thursday ruled that doctors cannot
refuse the COVID vaccine.
With its verdict, the court rejected an appeal from an Abruzzo
anti-vax doctor against his suspension for refusing to get the
jab.
The man's scientific doubts were "certainly not demonstrated,"
said the court.
"Health staff, by law and still earlier according to the
Hippocratic Oath are supposed to work in all ways to treat the
sick and never increase the risk of contagion by the patient",
it ruled.
The judges reaffirmed the "primary right to health".
They said there was a "clear prevalence" of scientific data
showing the benefits of vaccines.
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