Health Undersecretary Andrea Costa
said Wednesday that the government may make it obligatory for
some additional groups of workers to have a COVID-19 vaccine.
Although the Green Pass COVID-19 health certificate is
obligatory to access Italian places of work, health workers are
currently the only group for whom a coronavirus vaccine is
mandatory.
The Green Pass shows that a person is vaccinated for COVID-19,
has recovered from it in the last six months or has tested
negative in the last few days.
So it is possible for a person who does not want to get
vaccinated to have a short-term Green Pass, but they have to
keep having tests because this expires after a few days.
"Obligatory vaccines for some groups is absolutely not a taboo
subject," Costa told Radio Cusano Italia.
"We are ready to consider it.
"Let's face the next few weeks and see what that vaccination
data is.
"After that we hope that a sense of responsibility prevails".
According to health ministry figures, over 86% of the Italian
population over 12 has had at least one COVID jab and over 83%
are totally vaccinated for the coronavirus.
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