An amendment from Italy's anti-establishment government that removes mandatory vaccination for schoolchildren is sending shock waves through the country's scientific and medical community.
It suspends for a year a law that requires parents to provide proof of 10 routine vaccinations when enrolling their children in nurseries or preschools. The amendment was approved by Italy's upper house of parliament on Friday by 148 to 110 votes and still has to pass the lower house.
The law had originally been introduced by the Democratic Party in July 2017 amid an ongoing outbreak of measles that saw 5,004 cases reported in 2017 -- the second-highest figure in Europe after Romania -- according to the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC). Italy accounted for 34% of all measles cases reported by countries in the European Economic Area, the center said.
Italy's Five Star movement and its coalition partner, the far-right League, both voiced their opposition to compulsory vaccinations, claiming they discourage school inclusion.
English Language Source: https://www.cnn.com/2018/08/07/health/italy-anti-vaccine-law-measles-intl/index.html
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday August 08 2018, @08:53PM (3 children)
and still ineffectual as merka isn't the source of over population problem. we need a good 2 or 3 billion culled to effectively save the species.
(Score: 2, Interesting) by The Mighty Buzzard on Wednesday August 08 2018, @09:15PM (2 children)
You could fit the entire global population in Texas and it would be roughly as crowded as NYC. Mind you, that would really piss the Texans off.
My rights don't end where your fear begins.
(Score: 2, Touché) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday August 08 2018, @09:43PM
It would probably also cause a giant leap forward for the average intelligence of the population. That would probably piss off the locals too.
(Score: 2) by ilPapa on Thursday August 09 2018, @12:13AM
You libs love your open borders, don't you?
You are still welcome on my lawn.