In addition, employees, both in the public and private sectors, will have to show their covid certificate to access their jobs.
The Government of Italy has approved this Wednesday by decree-law the mandatory vaccination against coronavirus for people over 50 years, a controversial measure that seeks to relieve hospital pressure and control infections to protect the population.
In addition, government sources have indicated that Public and private employees will have to show their health certificate from February 15 reinforced -which is obtained only when one is vaccinated or has passed the disease- to access their jobs.
The rest of people over 50 years old, even if they do not work, will also have to be vaccinated.
The Council of Ministers has also extended the mandatory vaccination of university staff, regardless of his age, thus equating him to school personnel, who already have to do it since mid-December.
Likewise, it has approved the guidelines on quarantines in schools, to guarantee face-to-face classes from January 10 safely.
“Today’s measures want to preserve the proper functioning of hospitals and, at the same time, keep schools and companies open. We want to slow down the growth of the contagion curve and push Italians who have not yet been vaccinated to do so. do “, said the prime minister, Mario Draghi, to justify your decision.
“We act on the age groups most at risk of being admitted to reduce hospital pressure and save lives,” he added.
Last week, the Italian Government decided that this health passport will be mandatory from January 10 to access means of transport, hotels, ceremonies or festivals; while, for now, it is requested in leisure and catering.
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