Italian politician who opposed making chickenpox vaccinations mandatory gets chickenpox

[RandySF]

An Italian politician known for his vocal opposition to a new law mandating that school-aged children be immunized against several diseases, including chickenpox, has come down with the chickenpox.

Massimiliano Fedriga, a member of the far-right League party, was placed under observation for four days last week after contracting the disease, according to local news outlets.

edriga was a chief detractor of the so-called Lorenzin law, which mandates that school-aged children be immunized against chickenpox, measles, polio and more. Parents who do not comply can be fined up to $560 for sending their unvaccinated children to school, and kindergartens and preschools have the option of turning away children under 6 years old who haven’t received the necessary immunizations.

The Italian politician claimed in a Facebook post that he does not oppose vaccinations and has vaccinated his children.

“I have always said that I am in favor of vaccines, but to achieve the result it is necessary to have an alliance with families, not imposition,” he said.



https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/434838-italian-politician-who-opposed-making-chickenpox-vaccinations

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. I hope he itches horribly.

[lindysalsagal]

8. Exactly my first thought. DUH!!

[dawg day]

2. There was a family whose child almost died of tetanus

a disease that is almost unknown because of course all of us get tetanus shots.
So the child almost died because his parents are anti-vaxxers. Many thousands of dollars of treatment later, they finally can take him home from the hospital.
Will they get him and siblings immunized? No.
I think CPS should step in.

[RandySF]

6. Remember the old days

when the solution was to just let kids go though it?

[fierywoman]

3. I hope it leaves scars. Lots of scars.

[Buzz cook]

4. schadenfreude

Taking pleasure from the misfortune of an other. I never got the vaccination for that. Sorry Sr. Fedriga.

[Maru Kitteh]

5. Well - good. I hope he's miserable.

[no_hypocrisy]

7. I had them at age 26. Don't worry. He IS miserable.