Mon Oct 31, 2022 – 3:33 pm EDT
(LifeSiteNews) – Italy’s new health minister announced Friday that doctors and other healthcare workers who refused the COVID-19 injections will be reinstated soon.
Health Minister Orazio Schillaci said in a press release on Friday that “a measure is being defined which will allow the reintegration into service” of those who were “subject to suspension procedures for non-compliance with the vaccination obligation.”
Schillaci added that the new government under Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni will cancel fines imposed on people over 50 years old who refused to comply with the COVID vaccine mandates.
The previous Italian administration under Mario Draghi’s leadership imposed a vaccine mandate for all people over 50 years old earlier this year, making Italy one of a few European countries to impose a blanket COVID vaccine mandate for residents.
Refusing the COVID shots led to a suspension from work without pay for healthcare workers, while those aged over 50 faced fines of 100 euros (around 100 USD).
Schillaci announced a “progressive return to normal” regarding COVID restrictions. The daily bulletin with data such as hospitalizations and deaths will be suspended and replaced by a weekly presentation, the
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