The President of the French Republic, Emmanuel Macron, was clear when he spoke to his fellow citizens: “Starting September 15, if you are a doctor or paramedics and you are not vaccinated, you will no longer be able to work and you will no longer be paid”. In France, the “strong recovery” of the Covid-19 epidemic, which affects “all regions” has forced the head of the Elysée to use an iron fist. Italy, which since 1 April, through the Draghi decree imposed the obligation to vaccinate health personnel, is now dealing with the wave of return: the no vax. Because, if 99.7% of doctors and nurses have aligned themselves, and have given the two anti-Covid injections, there is that 0.37% who not only do not vaccinate, but also turn to the TAR to try to dismantle the vaccination obligation introduced by the government. “It’s wrong and unnecessarily dilatory,” he summarizes Filippo Anelli, president of Fnomceo, the national Federation of the Orders of Physicians and Dentists.
Covid vaccine: who are the Italians who reject it
by Sabina Pignataro
Macron has announced the vaccination obligation for health personnel: those who are not immune by 15 September will not be able to work and will not be paid. In Italy, the Draghi decree has been applied since April, which is less rigorous from this point of view. What do you think?
“In Italy, with the Draghi decree, we anticipated the principle that to be able to practice the medical profession and other health professions it is necessary to be vaccinated. We have introduced the concept of the” requirement “, that is to say that to exercise the profession one must protect themselves and others, therefore working in safe and covid-free environments. Actually, law 81 was enough “.
What do you mean?
“Law 81 provides for the preparation of a risk assessment document by the employer. In doing so, he decides whether or not it is necessary to take measures to contain the infection. Basically, it provides that the competent doctors prescribe with clarity the need to undergo vaccination, which thus automatically becomes a requirement to continue working. The health worker who refuses to adopt the safety measures provided can be shifted from job to job, up to the point of being fired “.
So why is that solution not enough?
“We learned that, despite the protective devices, the doctors continued to die. More needed to be done. The Draghi decree introduces a new concept compared to the 81: health workers who do not get vaccinated face a sanctioning measure from the ASL, which he suspends them without salary and transmits everything to the professional associations, which are obliged to take note and in turn must suspend the health professionals in question, until the deadline of 31 December 2021 “.
Covid vaccine: why so many say “no”
by Daniela Minerva
How many appeals have been initiated in Italy to date against the vaccination obligation?
“In addition to the Lombard ones, in Milan and Brescia, which involve 500 health professionals, one has been scheduled in Liguria: the ruling of the Tar was set at the beginning of October. If I’m not mistaken, it should concern 35 health professionals. But on this front there is an important precedent to consider. “
What are you referring to?
“An interesting appeal, filed against the law of the Puglia Region, which last year introduced the obligation of anti-Covid vaccination. With this appeal, presented by some nurses, a question of constitutional illegitimacy was raised. And the Court constitutional had ruled in favor of the Apulian law reiterating the obligation to vaccinate, under penalty of transfer of the no-vax health worker to another job “.
What do you think of France’s decision to introduce dismissal as a sanction for healthcare professionals who refuse the vaccine?
“I think that in Italy we were faced with a dramatic reality: 369 doctors who died during the pandemic are a massacre. Having eliminated mortality with vaccination takes away any kind of argument, because you cannot leave a worker without protection . It is right, necessary and appropriate to get vaccinated. Even at the cost of being fired “.
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And what do you think of the no-vax who have turned to the TAR?
“On a personal level, as citizens, they have the right to decide freely on the basis of their individual convictions regarding their health. It is a principle of the Constitution, a sacrosanct principle. But for the exercise of the profession I find it right that vaccination is a requirement. for some doctors it becomes a question of a judicial and ideological nature, that is, if they do not believe in the vaccine, I think they should not exercise. Vaccination is essential: let’s remember that smallpox caused 300 million deaths a year and with the vaccine we have saved many lives “.
In your opinion, what significance do these appeals have?
“I think it’s a strategy: they want to arrive at 31 December, the date on which the possibility that they will be suspended from the activity expires. In short, they try to get as far as possible. We are talking about a small number of people. Because in Italy the vaccinated health workers they are 99.7% out of 468 thousand, while 0.37% are not immunized: less than a thousand people who, however, in this case have a symbolic value. A choice that we consider inappropriate. be no doctor who questions the vaccine, except for health reasons. “
So she would fire them.
“Let’s see what their reasons may be. I’m sure the number of no-vaxes will reduce further. Would I fire them? In theory it is a plausible solution, but doctors are the children of a policy made up of cuts and blocking the turn. over. In healthcare facilities, staff is already reduced to a minimum, and a part of the country has no family doctors. We can count on 17,400 specialization grants promised by Minister Roberto Speranza, to which more than 3,000 will be added in the next few days for medicine However, it is not enough to compensate for the chronic lack of operators. Therefore, first of all, one must exercise the art of persuasion “.
Do you know no vax repent?
“There are doctors who have decided not to get vaccinated and then have retraced their steps. Fear often plays in them, a particular family experience, or a prejudice that can only be overcome by discussing the reasons for the refusal”.
What decision do you expect from the TAR?
“I’m just saying that the ruling of the Constitutional Coast on the law of the Puglia Region constitutes an important precedent”.
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