Covid vaccine, Mattarella: “It is the most effective tool”

“The pandemic has shown us how much responsibility is needed. In the work of all doctors and health personnel. In the work of those who carry out social tasks. In the commitment of those who work in the productive and economic fabric. In the action of Governments. and international organizations. But also in the behavior of each of us. Responsibility begins with us. Vaccinating oneself – among many examples – is a duty not in obedience to an abstract principle, but because it arises from the concrete reality that demonstrates that the vaccine is the most effective tool we have to defend ourselves and to protect the weakest and the most exposed to serious dangers. An act of love towards them, as Pope Francis said a few days ago “. This was stated by the President of the Republic, Sergio Mattarella, speaking by videoconference, at the inauguration of the 42nd edition of the Meeting for friendship among peoples. “We will still have to fight the pandemic. But our responsibility is to imagine tomorrow. We feel that the desire to start again is growing: the engine is the confidence that we will be able to improve ourselves, that we will be able to lead our country forward. The European Union becomes the engine of a new development of our countries, a more balanced and sustainable development. It is a historic opportunity that we must know how to seize and transform into a new, better and stable balance “, added Mattarella.