Covid, the TAR cancels Lazio’s ordinance on the influenza vaccine for those over 65. Mandatory outdoor masks – Chronicle



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The ordinance with which the president of the Lazio Region imposed the obligation of vaccination against seasonal influenza for all people over 65 years of age was annulled. of legal age (under penalty of being prohibited from attending places of easy gathering such as social centers and residences for the elderly) as well as for all health and social and health personnel operating in the region (under pain of prohibition of access to their respective places of work), recommending it for children between six months and six years. This was decided by Lazio TAR with a ruling in which it accepted an appeal proposed by the National Code Association and Lazio.

The TAR argued that “the Constitutional Court does not deny the possibility that the Regions can legislate in areas reserved for the state legislator”, but “on the condition that the ‘principles’ established by state law are respected”; and “in the present case, the ‘threshold’ established by the state legislator between the obligation and the recommendation of the influenza vaccine, since it is the result of a complex and articulated balance operation between the freedom of the individual and the protection of the individual and collective health could not be waived from the regions not even in melius, that is, in a more restrictive sense “. “The emergency COVID legislation does not allow similar regional interventions in the field of mandatory vaccinations – concludes the TAR – The provisions on hygiene and health as well as civil protection do not contain provisions that may authorize regions to adopt this type of ordinance when the phenomenon appears, as in the present case, a relief of a national nature; the constitutional system does not tolerate regional interventions of this type, essentially aimed at altering certain difficult balances reached by the organs of central power ”. And the conclusion is that “beyond the reasonableness of the measure, its implementation is not framed within the scope of regional powers but, in any case, only within the state.”

“For the first time we are giving pharmacies the opportunity to sell influenza vaccines and, where clinical and logistical conditions exist, administer influenza vaccines.” Thus, the regional health advisor Alessio D’Amato during a press conference in Spallanzani.

Starting tomorrow, the obligation to wear a mask will take effect throughout the region. Anyone who violates this rule will be subjected to the fine “. Thus, the president of the Lazio Region Nicola Zingaretti during a press conference in Spallanzani. “It is an important prevention tool – he added – “Starting tomorrow there will be important news in the battle against Covid. I call on the public to live in peace again. Starting tomorrow there will be the obligation to wear a mask all day. The numbers advise implementing this measure preventive “. Zingaretti explained.

“The mandatory outdoor mask is a powerful protective tool to stop the curve and send a message to everyone that we must follow the rules to live again in complete serenity and safety ”, specified the governor of Laziop, who announced the start of the influenza vaccination campaign as of October 15. The vaccine has been free for 6 months for 6 years and for those over 60. It will also be available in pharmacies from 15

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