COVID-19 Emergency Commissioner
Francesco Figliuolo has said that bookings for appointments to
be vaccinated for the coronavirus have soared since the
government decided last week that the Green Pass vaccine
passport will be obligatory for all workplaces in Italy from
October 15.
He said there had been an increase of between 20% and 40% with
respect to the booking figures for previous weeks.
He said that last Saturday, for example, bookings were up 35%
compared to the previous Saturday.
Employees who do not have the Green Pass face being suspended
without pay from the middle of next month and fines for failing
to comply with the obligation go up to 1,500 euros.
The green certificate shows that someone is vaccinated for the
coronavirus, has recovered from it or has recently tested
negative.
So it is possible for unvaccinated people to get a short-term
Green Pass but they need to keep having COVID tests to renew it.
The vaccine passport is already necessary to do many things in
Italy, such travel abroad or on high-speed trains and on
domestic flights, attend certain events and to be able to sit at
a table inside bars and restaurants.
Any adult that enters a school, including a parent, must have it
and so must all higher education staff and students.
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