Italy bans unvaccinated children from schools after measles outbreak
Italy, on Tuesday, banned unvaccinated children from entering schools in the country. The decision was taken after an increase in the number of measles cases across the nation.
According to the new Lorenzin Law implemented by the Five Star Movement (M5S), parents who opt to send their children to school without the recommended vaccinations will be faced with a fine up to €500 ($565), the Daily Mail reported.
The law, named after the former health minister Beatrice Lorenzin, proclaims that children under the age of six can also be sent away from home if they haven't received their required vaccination shots. The children, as the law requires, are supposed to be inoculated against chickenpox, measles, polio, rubella, and mumps before they begin their school year.