March,12.2019

Italian government currently required that unvaccinated children were not allowed to attend school. This new law will take effect this week.

The Lorenzin law was passed in 2017 by the previous government. The required vaccinations were to defeat 10 disease include polio, diphtheria, tetanus, hepatitis B, pertussis, measles, rubella, mumps, chicken pox and Haemophilus influenzae type B. Without the prove of vaccinations, children cannot attend daycare center or school.

Children above six might allow to attend school but their parents will be fined up to 500 euros if parents were difficult to present the proof of vaccinations. Then, the local health authorities will book the date for them to take the shot. On the other hand, children under six will be prohibited from attending the daycare center if they did not take the vaccinations. 

According to the news report, the deadline for parents to prepare the proof of the vaccinations was on March 11. 

Giulia Grillo, the health minister, mentioned that no vaccine, no school. 

Different areas and regional authorities have various situations under the practice of the new law. 

According to the Italian news report, in Bologna, 300 children were postponed from school and 37 were not allowed to attend the school. In Livorno, on the coast of Tuscany, two parents were provided the inaccurate evidence to exempt the vaccinations.

Antonello Giannelli, president of the National Association of Head Teachers, claimed that once parents provide the accurate certificates, their children will re-enter the school.

The goal of the law is to solve the decline rates of the vaccinations in Italy. According to the recent report from the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control, Italy was one of the highest measles numbers reported in Europe. The report indicated that Italy reported 165 measles cases in January 2019.