From Palazzo Chigi press conference by Prime Minister Mario Draghi to illustrate the contents of the new decree with anti-Covid measures.

The premier began his speech by setting the objectives for 2022 that has just begun, "a year - he said - that we must face with realism, prudence but also trust and above all with unity".

VACCINATION REQUIREMENT - Draghi then analyzed the current situation of the epidemic in Italy. "We must never lose sight of an observation - he stressed - that is that most of the problems we have today depend on the fact that there are unvaccinated people. So - he added - there is yet another invitation to all Italians who do not they got vaccinated to do it, even with the third dose ".

For this reason, Draghi defended the measures adopted in the latest decree: "We were among the first to adopt the" vaccine "requirement for a whole series of categories" but "now the circulation of the virus puts pressure on our hospitals again , especially for the effect on the unvaccinated population ".

Hence the obligation of vaccines for over 50s: "We did it - claimed the Prime Minister - on the basis of data, essentially, which tell us that those over 50 run greater risks, intensive care is employed for two thirds from the unvaccinated ".

SCHOOLS - Draghi then defended the choice not to close schools: "School is fundamental for democracy - his words - and for this reason it must be protected, protected, not abandoned. Thanks" to the minister, teachers, parents, "for the efforts of today and the coming weeks and months", continued the premier, defining the school in the presence as a "priority", as distance learning is a useful system for the most dramatic emergencies, but in other cases it is a source of "inequalities" that will affect the future of students.

"The government - Draghi pointed out - is facing the challenge of the pandemic and the spread of very contagious variants with a slightly different approach than in the past: we want to be very cautious but also try to minimize the economic and social effects, especially on boys and girls, who were affected by the closures from a psychological and training point of view ".