‘The Italian Senate has proposed a more relaxed version of a controversial law on vaccines for school children, with fewer vaccinations considered compulsory and reduced penalties for those who don’t comply.
The number of compulsory vaccinations will be reduced from 12 to ten, while financial penalties against parents who fail to vaccinate their children will be significantly reduced.
The amendments made in the Italian Senate also scrap the obligation to report parents who don’t comply with the law to authorities – a move which could, in extreme cases, have left parents at risk of losing custody.
Now the decree must be passed in Italy’s Chamber of Deputies, where further amendments could be added, but it seems likely to be passed due to the fact the Italian Higher Institute of Health (ISS) has given its approval to the law in its current form.’
Read more: Italy set to relax its controversial child vaccine law

‘The Italian Senate has proposed a more relaxed version of a controversial law on vaccines for school children, with fewer vaccinations considered compulsory and reduced penalties for those who don’t comply.
The number of compulsory vaccinations will be reduced from 12 to ten, while financial penalties against parents who fail to vaccinate their children will be significantly reduced.
The amendments made in the Italian Senate also scrap the obligation to report parents who don’t comply with the law to authorities – a move which could, in extreme cases, have left parents at risk of losing custody.
Now the decree must be passed in Italy’s Chamber of Deputies, where further amendments could be added, but it seems likely to be passed due to the fact the Italian Higher Institute of Health (ISS) has given its approval to the law in its current form.’
Read more: Italy set to relax its controversial child vaccine law