Third dose and vaccination obligation; extension of the obligation to new categories; the Green pass strengthened from 6 December until 15 January; strengthening of vaccination controls and promotional campaigns.
These are the four areas of intervention envisaged in the decree passed yesterday to avoid having to stop the country again.
THIRD DOSE - For healthcare workers and RSA personnel, starting from December 15, the obligation of the third dose, which can be carried out 5 months after the second, is also triggered. For the no vax sanitary ware, the possibility of being used for different tasks is also excluded. From December 1st, all over 18s will be able to book the booster dose. The vaccination campaign for the 5-12 age group will start soon, after the authorization of the EMA: after the approval of the European Agency, Aifa's will arrive by return of post, then it will be necessary to wait for Pfizer to send the vaccine in "pediatric" doses, which are different from those of the adult population, explained Speranza.
OBLIGATION FOR PROF AND FORCES OF ORDER - After the health categories, the vaccination obligation is also extended to all school staff and that of the defense, security and public rescue sector. The Government has set December 15 as the date on which compulsory immunization comes into effect. In detail, the new categories involved will be health administrative staff, school teachers and administrative staff, military, police forces (including the penitentiary police) and public aid personnel.
THE ENHANCED GREEN PASS - The validity period of the certificate is reduced from 12 to 9 months. The obligation of the traditional Green pass (also obtainable by means of a swab) remains for work and is extended to hotels, changing rooms for sporting activities, regional and interregional rail transport, local public transport, then buses and metro in Italian cities.
From 6 December the reinforced Green pass or super Green pass arrives. It is only up to the vaccinated and cured and, already from the white zone, it strongly limits the social activities of unvaccinated people who will not be able to access indoor bars and restaurants, theaters, cinemas, museums, exhibitions, stadiums, parties and discos, public ceremonies.
