Health Minister Beatrice Lorenzin
said Friday that the cabinet should have approved legislation on
making vaccinations compulsory for school admission "by the end
of next week".
"As announced, I presented the white paper for the decree on
the obligation for vaccines in schools to the cabinet," she said
after a cabinet meeting.
"During the session I had confirmation from Premier (Paolo)
Gentiloni about the will to start an immediate examination".
Indeed, during Friday's cabinet meeting, Gentiloni told the
competent ministers to work on a white paper on the obligation
for vaccines to be presented at the next cabinet meeting,
sources said.
Italy has suffered an upsurge in measles cases amid vaccine
skepticism, some of it allegedly fuelled by past statements by
members of the anti-establishment 5-Star Movement, which now
disowns those stances.
However, there seem to have been splits over Lorenzin's
proposal within the government.
Education Minister Valeria Fedeli said Thursday that
obligation to vaccinate schoolchildren should not harm the
Constitutional right to an education.
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