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Cries of “freedom” echoed in the streets and squares of both countries as protests.
The leaders of both countries see the cards, dubbed the “green pass” in Italy and the “health pass” in France, to increase vaccination rates and convince the undecided.
Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi likened the anti-vaccination message of some political leaders to “a die. “
The close call is working, and vaccination calls are booming in countries.
However, there is a wallet of resistance from those who see it as a violation of civil liberties or those who are involved in protecting vaccines.
European countries in general have advanced their vaccination rates in recent months, with or without incentives. No country has made shooting mandatory, and campaigns to convince those who are unsure are a patchwork quilt.
Denmark was the first to approve the vaccine with little resistance. Belgium will require a vaccination certificate to attend outdoor events with more than 1,500 people until mid-August and indoor events until September. Germany and Britain have so far resisted a comprehensive approach, while vaccines are so popular in Spain that incentives are not considered necessary.
In France and Italy, protests against vaccine passes or virus restrictions in general bring in combination in a different way unlikely allies, from the political extremes, come with far-right parties, economic justice activists, families with young children, those who are opposed to vaccines and those who care.
Many say vaccine pass needs are a source of inequality that will further divide society, and they draw complicated old parallels.
“We are creating a wonderful inequality among citizens,” said a protester in Verona, who was known only as Simone because he said he feared for his livelihood. ‘We will have first-class citizens, who will have access to public services, theatre, social life and second-class citizens, who will not be’.
The French fitness pass is available in museums, cinemas and tourist venues, and goes into effect for restaurants and trains on August 9.
Italy’s needs are less stringent. Only one dose of vaccine is required, and applies to meals, movie theaters, stadiums, museums, and other collection locations starting Aug. 6. It is envisaged that the requirement will be extended to long-distance shipments.
A negative check within 48 hours or evidence of a cure for the virus in the past six months also provides it.
Demand for vaccines in Italy has increased by as much as 200% in some regions after the government announced the pass, according to the country’s special commissioner for vaccines.
In France, just five million gained a first dose and more than six million gained a momentary dose in the two weeks after President Emmanuel Macron announced the virus would spread to restaurants and many other public places. vaccination had been declining for weeks.
15% of Italians remain resistant to the vaccine message: 7% identify as unsafe and 8% as anti-vaccine, according to an SWG survey.
The main reasons for being hesitant or refusing to get vaccinated, cited in more than a portion of the interviewees, are concerns about serious side effects and concerns that vaccines have not been properly tested. 25% said they did not accept it as true with doctors, 12% said they were not concerned about the virus and 8% denied its existence.
This leaves certain segments of the population difficult to penetrate.
Around two million Italians over the age of 60 are still not vaccinated, they were given priority in the spring. Thousands of other people remain unprotected in Lombardy alone, the epicentre of the epidemic in Italy.
The city of Milan sends cell vans with vaccines and other materials to another community every day, which cater to the reluctant with flyers and social media posts, vaccinating one hundred to 150 people a day with Johnson’s single-dose vaccine.
Italian and French corporations grudgingly settle for passes, worried about how personal corporations can make public policy. Denmark’s joy suggests that compliance becomes less difficult over time and the expansion of vaccination rates.
“The first two months were not good,” recalls Sune Helmgaard, whose restaurant in Copenhagen serves classic Danish cuisine. In the spring, vaccination rates were still low and clients may not be tested on time.
But with more than 80% of eligible Danes having won at least one injection and more than 60% being vaccinated, his company has returned to pre-pandemic levels.
“People feel safer,” he said, “so the Danes are very happy to show their pass. “
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