Italy has announced that coronavirus vaccinations will be mandatory for all people over the age of 50 from February. Several foreign media outlets are reporting this. The country’s prime minister, Mario Draghin, says the measure aims to take care of, among other things, the carrying capacity of health care.
“The measures introduced today are intended to keep hospitals operational while ensuring that we can keep schools open and the economy running,” said the prime minister, according to Reuters.
Draghi also says the goal is now to specifically protect those age groups who are most at risk of hospitalization for Covid-19 disease.
Failure to comply with the vaccination obligation is known to result in fines of between € 600 and € 1,500.
The newspaper Telegraph writes that in addition, the corona passport will become mandatory in Italy for jobs for all those over 50 from 15 February. The interest rate passport requirement applies to both the public and private sectors.
There are currently about 1.4 million corona-positive people in Italy. In a country of 59 million people, about 28 million are over 50 years old.
