On the shameless and irresponsible political boycott of Immuni. Rai could also do more. ‘ Undersecretary of Health accuses Zampa

“We have seen leaders and presidents of regions ruled by the center-right systematically row against it, making Immuni an instrument of political battle and not a prevention service that is a health service. Do you understand in people’s skin? This is the scandal! ”. From his position at the Ministry, he observes the Immuni numbers with a mixture of concern, anger and hope. Two questions are enough and the Undersecretary of Health Sandra Zampa it is a flooded river. He experienced the gestation of the App from within and the resistance that followed. Talk openly about a “political crime“He questions center-right leaders, left-wing governors and even Rai.” It was a very difficult birth, they immediately went to war with him. But we can still win it, “he says after turning off the television.

In the La7 room, Deputy Fausto Rampelli (Fdi) explained that Immuni had not been downloaded because “they say it doesn’t work and creates problems.” And the undersecretary begins in fourth: “Do you realize? He is the vice president of the House and he lies blatantly. Immuni works very well and if it has objective functional limits with respect to its purpose, such as not indicating the time and place or the identities of the subjects, it is precisely because we have chosen to protect the anonymity of those who use it as much as possible ”. Let’s rewind the tape. “Immuni was a difficult delivery. If you download little It is not the fault of the Italians. It is unfair that this license of irresponsibility is now being downloaded onto the citizens ”, is the premise.

For the undersecretary, the levels of responsibility are very different from how it is counted. “Their regions who made war on us, immediately. They did little to incentivize use of the app. I can hardly find even in those ruled by the left someone who has publicly promoted Immuni saying “I downloaded it, you do too”. Except for Bonacini, maybe. But Emilia is also the region that makes the most civic sense ”. And let’s get to the heart of the matter: “Here is someone who has decided to treat Immuni as a political issue while a national health benefit to all intents and purposes and as such it had to be supported, not opposed. Salvini and Meloni immediately saw the possibility of challenging the government’s initiative. But when I say that they are irresponsible, I mean that this application is a public service, not a government service ”.

For the undersecretary the Immuni boycott it is part of a larger and deliberate campaign to attack government options. Look, it’s no different from what we’ve seen with data dissemination for i Covid newsletters. Even in the emergency, the principle of loyal collaboration between the institutions and the level of government is lacking. When you ask the regions for data, you always have gaps that prevent the State in its central emanation, in this case the executive, from planning appropriate and timely interventions. It is a shocking thing and the fate of Immuni passes through this front ”.

The undersecretary recalls that the similar application in Germany was downloaded from 20 million people. “We knew that the level at which it begins to be efficient exceeds 14 million. Every effort was made to prevent it from getting there. Maybe we can still do it, if everyone does their part. “

Where everyone also defends the public radio and television service. “If politics has been able to make Immuni an instrument of struggle, it is also because information has not fully fulfilled its duty. I think that he Rai It could have done much more, but it chose to address the issue between the parties’ complaints, putting it in the mouth of opinion sandwiches between opponents and in favor. One minute for Fratelli d’Italia, another for the Democratic Party, etc. Not as a health answer. If there is a state of emergency, a level playing field and editorial balance must be set aside. “

Some Afterthought? “The government was also able to better communicate the operation. He could have demanded more of Rai but he also found a way to explain well how it works, why it is useful, the lack of privacy risks. In this too we should make up. We are now over eight years old and thanks to the government sponsored awareness campaign we have recovered 1.5 million downloads in two weeks. I still believe it. “