“The State to ask for fines could cost more than what could then result from it”. Thus the Minister of Health Orazio Schillaci, speaking on ‘Radio anch’io’ on Rai Radio 1, commented on the pronouncement of the Consulta which rejected the appeals of the no vaxes, judging the choice made at the time on the vaccination obligation against Covid.
The issue of fines” to those who have not been vaccinated against Covid-19 “essentially concerns the Mef”, the Ministry of Economy and Finance, “and it seems to me that in this regard there is a parliamentary initiative, an amendment – he underlined – I simply want to remind you that in Europe only two states had introduced fines, which are Austria and Greece”, but “in reality, none of these two states that had introduced fines for those who did not get vaccinated then actually went to collection”.
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“To date, from the data in our possession, less than 30% of the reference persons have made the second” vaccine “booster for Covid”, underlined the Minister of Health. Regarding the commercial launched yesterday by the ministry to promote Covid-19 and flu vaccinations, Schillaci underlined: “I believe this is a campaign of responsibility, to reaffirm the commitment of this Government on the Covid front and also on the flu. This campaign is being carried out by the new government just over a month after taking office”, he highlighted.
“This campaign – explained the minister – aims to ensure that both for Covid, with the recall, and for the flu which this year could be particularly virulent, there is a greater number of adhesions to vaccination, especially among the populations that we define as target, that is, among the elderly and frail”. Schillaci recalled that “even the flu, in the pre-Covid era, unfortunately caused many deaths in Italy, especially among the elderly”.
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“As I said in my first statements after the confidence obtained by the government in the Senate, I believe that in a modern state like ours in the third millennium it is unacceptable that there are disparities in care linked to where a person resides and the economic availability that a citizen ha. So I will put all my effort into this “, Schillaci guaranteed, specifying:” But the evils of today’s health care are the evils that have unfortunately existed for years “.
“If we look at the pre-Covid era, from 2013 to 2019 health care has always been underfunded – the minister recalled – Covid has done nothing but increase inequalities also in health care and further show the fragility of a National Health Service which was once truly a flagship and which, little by little over the years, due to the continuous definancing”, has lost a lot and “obviously shows problems today”.