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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: 3, Insightful) by DannyB on Wednesday August 08 2018, @08:59PM (3 children)
No one should be required to eat anything other than ice cream against their will. Especially not children.
Children don't always know what's best for them.
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(Score: 2) by Entropy on Wednesday August 08 2018, @09:36PM (2 children)
So if the parents say it's OK then you're fine with children being penetrated then?
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday August 08 2018, @09:57PM
Works in Muslim countries, praise be to Allah.
(Score: 2) by DannyB on Friday August 10 2018, @02:08PM
When we're talking about medical treatment and shots, then Yes. I seem to recall that a lot of children preferred NOT to get vaccination shots. The vast majority. Probably very close to 100%.
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