Italy Facing Unprecedented Mandatory Vaccine Push

by Jefferey Jaxen

The people of Italy are currently facing an unprecedented assault on their health choice and informed consent.

A 2015 government plan in Italy aimed to boost vaccination rates and introduce a series of new vaccines triggering protests among Italian citizens. The National Vaccination Plan for 2016–18 would instantly make Italy a European frontrunner in vaccination. At the time, many questioned the sudden vaccine push. Some suspected the hand of Big Pharma behind the government’s new plan which was confirmed when the Italian Medicines Agency (AIFA) suspended Sergio Pecorelli, the president of its board and one of the authors of the new plan, because of his conflicts of interest with Big Pharma. In addition, GlaxoSmithKline made headlines in 2015 with their announcement to invest more than €1 billion in Italy over the next four years.

Now recently, The Council of Ministers, on the proposal of President Paolo Gentiloni and the Minister of Health Beatrice Lorenzin, approved an emergency decree containing what they deemed “urgent measures in disease prevention.” According to the decree, vaccinations may only be omitted or deferred in the event of an established health condition in relation to specific, documented proof by a general practitioner or pediatrician. The full language of the decree has not been made public, causing many in Italy to speculate as to what is in the document. Only a short list of bullet points has been posted on the government’s website containing the information below.

The decree has the following key measures:

• A € 500.00 to € 7,500.00 penalty is imposed on those who refuse to follow the decree;
• The parent or the parental authority of the child who violates the obligation to vaccinate is reported by the Azienda Sanitaria Locale [local health authority] to the Juvenile Court for the suspension of parental authority;
• Children who do not have the mandatory vaccinations cannot be enrolled in public or private schools, including childcare;
• The decree measures come into force at the beginning of the next school year (2018).

The vaccinations the Italian decree demands parents comply with are:

• poliomyelitis
• diphtheria
• tetanus
• hepatitis B
• pertussis
• Haemophilus influenzae type b
• meningococcal B & C
• measles, mumps and rubella
• varicella

Echoing Nancy Pelosi’s infamous 2010 statement “We have to pass the bill so that you can find out what is in it,” Italy’s mandatory vaccine orders will become public once they are signed into law by the President of the Italian Republic. Initially, the Italian government declared that children will be removed from their families for not complying and then immediately retracted the statement without explanation. It wasn’t until journalists revisited the topic that it garnered widespread public backlash, however there’s been no further official statement from the Italian government other than what little information is suggested on their website.

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