The control room is underway, followed by a government-regions meeting before today’s Council of Ministers (to be held in the late afternoon or evening) which will have to introduce new measures to combat the pandemic, the data on infections and deaths do not say no good. Vaccination obligation, Super Green Pass, school and smart working are the themes on the table. And in this sense comes the pressing of the Democratic Party so that, first the control room, convened by Mario Draghi at 15, and then the Council of Ministers give the green light to the introduction of the anti-Covid vaccination obligation 19. The proposal divides the majority: the proposal is in fact shared by Italia viva and Forza Italia, but strongly opposed by the Lega and, in part, also by the 5-star Movement. And in fact, shortly before the dem leaked their intention to insist on the measure, with a note, the head of the League’s government delegation, Giancarlo Giorgetti, made it known that today he will not attend either the early afternoon operational meeting, or the Council of the next ministers. “Giorgetti personally informed the Prime Minister that for family reasons he left for Varese this morning,” specified the press office. The idea of introducing the vaccination obligation does not seem to please even the ally of the Democratic Party, the M5s, which raises doubts not in the merits of the proposal, but in the timing and methods of implementation. Faced with logistical difficulties in administering third doses, Giuseppe Conte explained yesterday to the M5s parliamentarians, «it seems paradoxical to reason with the obligation to vaccinate. Even those who voluntarily make themselves available for the third dose find it difficult to do so quickly ».
Italy yesterday had to mark the record of positive cases since the beginning of the pandemic (more than 170 thousand infections and 259 deaths from Covid, the highest figure since 30 April) and, therefore, measures are increasingly urgent to curb the fourth wave. According to what transpires, the majority forces are working to find a general agreement to be able to go to the control room in the afternoon and then launch the new anticovid measures in CDM. For now, according to what filters from government sources, contacts are intense to smooth the edges and reduce the distances that still divide the majority political forces. On the table, under discussion, the third dose for the over 12 and the vaccination obligation for the 50 and 60 year olds to cross with the professional category.
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Decisions on the table
We are moving towards the obligation of a Super green pass to go to work, but the hypothesis now more likely is that of aiming for the obligation to vaccinate for all those over 60 years old. This would be the line of the government, in particular of Prime Minister Mario Dragi and Minister of Health Roberto Speranza. The undersecretary for health Andrea Costa also intervened on this point, underlining: «I would not oppose the possible extension of the vaccination obligation for some categories, some age groups, and the extension of the Super Green Pass. Already today these two measures live together so they could continue to live together with their extension. It would be a matter of continuing on a path already traced ». And again: “I believe that even today a synthesis will be found – said Costa – It is clear that there are different positions, but I believe that the element of gradualness, which has characterized the government’s action, also in the application of the next measures could be the criterion “. However, the hypothesis of extending the obligation of the Super Green pass (obtained with a vaccine or recovery from Covid) to all workers seems destined to be set aside, at least for the moment.
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Smart working
One of the main reasons for the clash within the majority is related to the more extensive use of smartworking. We are not in the conditions of last year, when the vaccination campaign was in its infancy, but it is clear that infections are running in particular due to the Omicron variant and the pressure on intensive care is growing. What to do then? One of the solutions could be the more extensive use of agile working. «Super green pass and smart working English words, but an Italian recipe to guarantee the school and save the recovery. There are no alternatives »writes the deputy of the Democratic Party, Graziano Delrio on Twitter. From the control room and the Cdm the indication should come to intensify smart working where possible not only in the private sector but also in the public, without intervening with new rules and keeping the work in presence as prevalent (at least 50%), but indicating with a circular, the categories of public workers to be allowed to increase agile work.
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Luigi Sbarra, CISL secretary general to the microphones of Rai Radio Uno attacked: “Minister Brunetta perhaps expressed with a little vehemence a principle that we agree with and for which we have fought long battles in recent months: agile work and organizational flexibility must be regulated in the private and public sectors by industrial relations. In December we signed a framework agreement with Minister Orlando to regulate agile work in the private sector and an agreement with Brunetta on smart-working in the public, it is wrong to act with generic and undifferentiated laws. We need more adaptability, more participation of workers, the terrain on which every public and private company must operate is bargaining. The right balance must be found between the needs of companies and workers, for this reason we are willing to agree on the necessary measures company by company to ensure agile work “. In short, we will see on this point too.
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The senator of Forza Italia, Francesco Giro, announces that “if the Parliament does not modify the seriously penalizing measures on agile work for fragile workers, which is extended only until February 28, and not until the end of the state of emergency as is the case for parental leave to look after the under 14, I trust the Draghi government, I don’t vote for it. And I won’t be the only senator. “
The school
The government’s position on the matter is clear: Mario Draghi says no to the governors on the postponement of the school’s opening and confirms January 10 as the reopening date in attendance. The idea is to focus on other measures to cool the contagion curve in the coming weeks. Perhaps, however, there are activities such as physical education or singing. Meanwhile, the Regions have presented the government with a draft protocol for tracing infections in the classroom. The 1-2-3 rules apply: one contagion is enough for the quarantine of kindergartens, two are needed in elementary school and three for students aged 12 and over. Use of Ffp2 masks, encouraging vaccines (which are well advanced for the age groups over 12 years), buffer hypotheses, are essential to ward off Dad. Distance learning that does not take immediate action for anyone, but only if there is more than one case (more than two in high school) in the classroom.
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Principals: Two or three weeks of DAD would be helpful
“Two or three weeks of Dad could be useful to achieve certain goals, including the increase in the percentage of students vaccinated: among the older ones it is very good but in the 5-11 age group only 10 had the first dose % and Omicron is widespread ». This was stated by Antonello Giannelli, president of the national association of principals. “We have been saying this for some time, but we have not had any feedback,” explained Giannelli.