Green pass, towards the reduction to 9 months. Regions in government: "Concern for the fourth wave, an urgent meeting is needed"

The extension to the third dose of the vaccine obligation for healthcare professionals and the reduction of the validity of the Green pass from the current 12 months to 9 months: these are the measures on the government's table today and that the Council of Ministers should examine next week to stem the rise of Covid infections and encourage vaccinations even more.

In the meantime, the Regions are asking for a meeting with Rome: a reflection is "very urgent" on the keeping of the rules currently in force, which were adopted in the absence of the current percentage of vaccinated people and of the instrument of green certification ", says Massimiliano Fedriga, president of the Conference of Regions. .

The Regions, he stresses, are concerned "by the worsening of the epidemiological risk scenario in some areas of the country and also by the repercussions that this situation could have on economic recovery and social activities, a few days after the start of the winter tourist season and a few weeks before the Christmas holidays ".

"The goal - says Fedriga on behalf of the Regions - is to secure both the health system and the economic and social activities, also to anticipate any critical scenarios. It is necessary to identify shared interventions starting from the consideration of the incalculable economic damage linked to to the uncertainty that the next changes in the area would risk provoking activities ". Furthermore, it is necessary "to accelerate the vaccination campaign, starting immediately with the administration of the third dose to all citizens".

"The reformist mayors - added Matteo Ricci, ALI national president and coordinator of the Pd mayors - are for the respect of the rules and for the utmost rigor, we must secure our cities to avoid new closures and new lockdowns" and "in front of to this surge in infections, we know very well what is the only way to avoid new health and economic crises. Recalls to the vaccine are fundamental as are all those measures of maximum rigor that can prevent the virus from circulating freely, and that if they are needed, they must be carried out for the collective good ".

GELMINI: “GOVERNMENT AVAILABLE” - "The government is obviously willing to put a discussion table on the agenda soon", replied the Minister for Regional Affairs Mariastella Gelmini during the State-Regions conference. Both the Prime Minister Mario Draghi and the Minister of Health Roberto Speranza were informed of the request.

(Unioneonline / D)