Green pass Italy, Viola: “If it is extended, vaccination is mandatory”

“If the green pass becomes extended to everything, it is a de facto vaccination obligation. We must have the courage to say that it is a vaccination obligation”. Professor Antonella Viola expresses herself in this way at Otto e mezzo on La7. “I am skeptical about the third dose of covid vaccine generalized and given to all age groups. I don’t like the idea of ​​passing the notion that we will all need a third dose in the population, this generates panic. Based on the data that we have now, we don’t need a third dose for everyone. Let’s be careful to look at the facts, “says the immunologist. “We are vaccinating immunosuppressed people, who did not produce antibodies after the two doses of the vaccine. It is necessary to try a third dose to reactivate the immune system. And then the health professionals and those who work in RSA, who are in contact with the frail. : we must avoid that they are positive “, he adds. Absolutely yes to green pass and vaccination obligation. “The zero risk does not exist, with the green pass there may be people able to infect. But the risk is very low compared to an unprotected environment”, he says, highlighting however that “if the green pass becomes extended to everything, it is an obligation vaccination in fact. We must have the courage to say that it is a vaccination obligation. I am in favor of the obligation and the green pass, but I am afraid that adding a piece every time can make people more frustrated and nasty. I am in favor of the green pass. vaccination obligation from a health point of view, but it is not a measure that must be taken by a single country: it would make no sense, all of Europe should go in the same direction “.