Covid, constitutionalist Celotto: “compulsory vaccination? Yes, elderly, premature for minors”

While waiting for AIFA’s ok to vaccinate children between the ages of 12 and 15, the debate on the mandatory nature of the vaccine for minors is ignited, also in view of a safe return to school. “We have reached the point where we need to seriously ask ourselves the question. But starting from the older sections of the population, who may not get the vaccine out of ignorance. It is premature to speak of obligation for children”. The constitutionalist Alfonso Celotto, professor at the Roma Tre University, talks about it with Adnkronos, explaining: “imposing the obligation on minors is more delicate for parental authority. It can instead be prescribed for other age groups, starting from over sixty and eighty years old still not vaccinated through a promotional campaign of incentives, on the model of the lottery in the United States, or through sanctions “The constitutionalist explains that” in a liberal state the legal obligation is not compulsory. therefore it could be solicited through sanctions or reverse incentives. “Except for children and adolescents. It is unthinkable – Celotto remarks – to speak of an obligation by decree law for children as happened for health professionals “. On minors, the legal notion of obligation” is more complex because the decision is less personal, it belongs to the parents. Not of me on myself. I say: there are still over 5 million over sixty and at least 5 thousand eighty year olds who have not been vaccinated, in my opinion it is more dangerous not to intervene with a decree on this upsurge. The doses are there. Once the vaccination is completed on the age groups of the elderly, the problem of children will arise. Now – he concludes – it is premature to talk about it “(by Roberta Lanzara)