Vaccination requirement at school, probable deferral of certificate terms

The July 10 deadline setting the timelines for the submission of the Vaccination Certificate for registration at the school. school for the year can be extended school 2018/19. This would be the path of evaluation by the government regarding the issue of the obligation of vaccination to go to school. As the deadline is approaching and there is no technical moment for the changes to the law pbaded by the previous government, the badumption of extension seems to be most likely

Government at Work

The revision of the obligation of vaccination because registration at the school is provided for by the government contract and was reaffirmed last week by the Vice-Premier Minister and Interior Minister Matteo Salvini. For her part, the Minister of Health, Giulia Grillo, recalled that vaccines "are a fundamental instrument of primary prevention" and that "discussions at the political level are only the best way to offer them to the population". But – reminds SkyTg24 – he also stressed that the appropriate decisions will be taken "in agreement with the government allies", even if "it is a subject that must first be discussed by the Ministry of Health ".

A controversy, that relating to the obligation of vaccination, which worries the Italian Society of Preventive and Social Paediatrics (Sipps). Pediatricians speak of "insufficient knowledge of the serious danger still represented by diseases preventable by vaccinations," stressing that "in the name of ideological positions without scientific foundation, you risk losing what has been good in our country in the fight against these diseases "

Mandatory vaccines, what we need to know:

The law provides for the obligation of ten vaccinations on minors aged 0 to 16. The ten compulsory vaccines are those against poliomyelitis, diphtheria, tetanus, hepatitis B, whooping cough, Haemophilus type b influenza, measles, rubella, mumps, chickenpox, then there are the recommended vaccines, namely B strains. and M meningococcal, anti-pneumococcal and anti-rotavirus.Penalty for non-registration up to 6 years, and the payment of fines for parents aged 6 years and older.The obligation to vaccination is also p revised for unaccompanied foreign minors. The deadline of July 10 is provided by law and the circular of the Ministry of Health dated August 16.

Vaccines vaccinations vaccinations

• Antidfterica: diphtheria is an acute infectious disease caused by a bacterium that can damage or destroy the organs and tissues
• Tetanus: Tetanus is an infectious disease caused by a natural bacterium that reaches the central nervous system, causing contractions and muscle spasms from the head and progressing to the trunk and limbs.
• Antipoliomelitica: poliomyelitis is caused by the poliovirus that invades the nervous system within a few hours, destroying the affected nerve cells and causing paralysis that can become, in the most severe cases, total
• Anti-viral hepatitis B Hepatitis B is caused by a virus (Hbv) that in most cases causes an asymptomatic infection, but if it develops into a disease, it can cause liver cancer. The case fatality rate is about 1%
• Anti-pertussis: pertussis mainly affects children under 5 years of age. Gradually, the cough becomes paroxysmal and is badociated with breathing difficulties. It can cause apnea, cyanosis and vomiting. In children younger than one year, it can be fatal.
• Meningococcal B: Meningitis B accounts for 70% of meningitis cases, affecting between 700 and 1100 children each year in Italy. It is caused by meningococcus B, which is capable of killing in less than 24 hours
• Meningitis C: Meningitis C is caused by meningococcal C which is found in the airways, often by healthy carriers. In 10 to 20% of cases at a fulminant course and led to death in a few hours
• Anti-measles: Measles is a highly contagious infectious disease that often affects children between 1 and 3 years. The complications are mainly due to otitis, laryngitis, diarrhea, pneumonia or encephalitis.
• Anti-Rubella: Rubella is a rash that is usually mild for children but becomes dangerous during pregnancy as it can cause miscarriage or severe fetal malformations.
• Anti-mumps: Mumps is manifested by swelling of the parotid glands, located under the atria. Among the complications there is encephalitis, meningitis, pancreatitis. In children, in 5 cases every 100,000 of the disease causes hearing loss
• Varicella: Varicella, caused by varicella-zoster virus, usually cures in 10 days but has a more aggressive course in adolescents and "adult. Pneumonia is the most common complication. The viruses remain latent and in 10-20 percent of cases wakes up decades later, giving rise to the vaccine "St. Anthony's Fire"
• against Haemophilus influenzae: Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) causes often serious infections, especially in children under 5 years old. In some cases, it can progress to severe forms. Lethality is 2 to 5%.

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