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Vatican walks back 'No Jab, No Job' decree after criticism

The decree said that those who cannot get vaccinated for health reasons may be given another position, presumably where they would have contact with fewer people, but will receive the same pay even if the new post is a demotion.
But the decree said those who refuse to get a vaccination without sufficient reason would be subject to a specific provision in a 2011 law on employee rights and duties.
The article in the 2011 law says employees who refuse “preventive measures” could be subjected to “varying degrees of consequences that could lead to dismissal”.
After news stories about the decree on Thursday, many Italians took to Twitter to criticise it, with some saying it was contrary to Pope Francis’ general call for mercy.
On Thursday night, Bertello’s office issued a statement saying that “alternative solutions” would be found for those who do not want to get the vaccine.

It had been a weird move to threaten employees the way the Cardinal Giuseppe Bertello, the governor of Vatican City, initially prentended. A vaccine is no guarantee people won't contract any disease, and there are reports of people falling ill after their vaccination, especially among the elderly.

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