Pope Francis tough for those who refuse the Covid vaccine, mandatory for everyone

Pope Francis has stressed several times the importance of vaccinating against Covid-19, today in our country the vaccination campaign for the eighty-year-olds has started, he says that it is the only way we have to reduce the risk of getting sick, himself, he asked to be subjected to the campaign to be held in the Vatican State. With a decree of 8 February, Cardinal Giuseppe Bertello stresses: even if vaccinating is not mandatory, those who do not do it without proven health reasons will have some consequences for citizens residing in the Vatican.

We therefore remind you that getting vaccinated involves the administration of a dose to protect the health of citizens or workers in a working context. In the Vatican all those who cannot do it, during the emergency period, will carry out works other than those previously carried out equivalent or lower, maintaining the same economic treatment. Instead, for those who refuse without a proven reason, the decree provides for a reduction in work up to a total dismissal, the Vatican takes sides against the no-vax and specifies precisely that this decision should not be considered a punishment but a form of health protection for all citizens residing in the Vatican City and outside.

It does not work differently for Italian citizens, Article 32 protects the health of the individual, but not only, it also protects the health of the community in the event of a pandemic, and given that in Italy the virus has made many victims, for some categories of work, prophylaxis are almost mandatory such as: in healthcare settings, in nursing homes, and those who work with school, obviously there is no decisive obligation for now, but the contexts have already expressed that those who do not adhere to the administration of the vaccine may have consequences in the workplace. Do not consider other contexts of lesser importance such as: Stadiums, cinemas, theaters, sports fields, bars, restaurants and means of transport, deciding not to get vaccinated remains the fact that it is a danger to public health.