The Italian government has cancelled fines for people who refused to have covid-19 vaccinations.
Italy has been severely affected by covid-19, with over 190 000 deaths since the virus was first detected in early 2020, according to the World Health Organization. During his time in office between 2021 and 2022, Italy’s former prime minister Mario Draghi made vaccination mandatory for teachers and healthcare workers and later extended this to everyone aged 50 and over.1 Public employees who refused to be vaccinated were suspended from work without pay. Anyone who refused vaccination received a fine of €100.
Italy’s current prime minister, Giorgia Meloni, who criticised Draghi and his predecessor Giuseppe Conte for what she described as an ideological approach to …
