{"id":1036000,"date":"2021-11-20T10:28:38","date_gmt":"2021-11-20T15:28:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1036000"},"modified":"2021-11-20T10:28:41","modified_gmt":"2021-11-20T15:28:41","slug":"italian-epidemiologist-recommends-people-shun-unvaccinated-at-christmas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/italian-epidemiologist-recommends-people-shun-unvaccinated-at-christmas\/","title":{"rendered":"Italian Epidemiologist Recommends People Shun Unvaccinated at Christmas"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fitalian-epidemiologist-recommends-people-shun-unvaccinated-at-christmas%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1036000&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/GettyImages-1050964244-e1637272772882-640x335-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">Italian epidemiologist Pier Luigi Lopalco has recommended that vaccinated Italians shun the unvaccinated at Christmas, saying they should not invite them to their homes for Christmas dinner.<\/p>\n<p>Lopalco, who serves as a&nbsp;Professor of Hygiene and Preventive Medicine at the University of Pisa, stated that fully vaccinated Italians should privately enforce their own version of the country\u2019s vaccine passport, known as the Green Pass, at Christmas gatherings.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI call it the Green Pass for small social circles. If it is an invite from me, the unvaccinated do not enter. If I am the guest, I make sure that the guests are equipped with a Green Pass. Otherwise, I\u2019m sorry, I\u2019m not going,\u201d Lopalco <a href=\"https:\/\/www.corriere.it\/salute\/21_novembre_18\/natale-non-vaccinati-non-invitiamoli-019f1e5c-4840-11ec-82b3-70ad85ef04dd.shtml\">told<\/a> Italian newspaper<em> Corriere Dela Serra<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>The academic went on to add that he felt shunning the unvaccinated would put pressure on them, saying: \u201cIn doing&nbsp;so, I can apply pressure, making the unvaccinated feel out of place, their presence inconvenient. A bit like what happened with the introduction of the smoking ban.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"7.3636363636364\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Prime Minister Boris Johnson has refused to rule out a winter lockdown leaving Briton\u2019s facing the prospect of a lonely Christmas yet again. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/d8FYS4vwVd\">https:\/\/t.co\/d8FYS4vwVd<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Breitbart News (@BreitbartNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BreitbartNews\/status\/1460959956467953676?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 17, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>Professor&nbsp;Lopalco predicted that lockdowns would not be seen in Italy over the Christmas period if people \u201cbehave well\u201d, saying they should get vaccinated, keep wearing masks, and sanitise their hands while in public areas.<\/p>\n<p>The issue of vaccinations at Christmas dinner was also a topic for discussion this week in Australia, a country well-known for its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/features\/2021-10-28\/australia-covid-zero-approach-changes-as-borders-travel-opens-up\">harsh lockdowns<\/a> which are among <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/europe\/2021\/11\/05\/locked-down-western-australia-sets-vax-rate-target-90-per-cent\/\">some of the strictest<\/a> in the world.<\/p>\n<p>Presenters of the <em>Sunrise<\/em> programme on broadcaster 7NEWS <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/xj8DeDaSOGo\">questioned<\/a> whether or not Australians should sit next to unvaccinated family members at Christmas dinner or shun them as Professor&nbsp;Lopalco has advised.<\/p>\n<p>Many countries across the globe are grappling with how to approach the Christmas season as they face an increasing number of new Wuhan coronavirus cases and some have begun measures to restrict, or even lock down, unvaccinated residents.<\/p>\n<p>In Austria, the government announced that it would be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/news\/austria-orders-nationwide-lockdown-for-unvaccinated\/\">locking down all unvaccinated people<\/a> earlier this week. Just days later, the regions of Salzburg and Upper Austria declared a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/europe\/austrian-covid-19-cases-keep-rising-provinces-prepare-full-lockdown-2021-11-18\/\">lockdown for all residents<\/a> whether they are vaccinated or not.<\/p>\n<p>In the UK, Prime Minister Boris Johnson has also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/europe\/2021\/11\/16\/boris-johnson-refuses-to-rule-out-another-christmas-lockdown\/\">refused to rule out<\/a> a possible lockdown over the Christmas holidays.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"7.5903614457831\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Arguing For New Lockdowns, German Scientists Warn of \u2018Really Terrible Christmas\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gkp4PteEWQ\">https:\/\/t.co\/gkp4PteEWQ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Breitbart London (@BreitbartLondon) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BreitbartLondon\/status\/1461287567806984196?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 18, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h5><span><em><strong><span class=\"a-size-large\">Follow Chris Tomlinson on Twitter at&nbsp;<span><a class=\"x5l\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TomlinsonCJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external\">@TomlinsonCJ<\/a>&nbsp;<\/span>or email at&nbsp;ctomlinson(at)breitbart.com<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h5>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Italian epidemiologist Pier Luigi Lopalco has recommended that vaccinated Italians shun the unvaccinated at Christmas, saying they should not invite them to their homes for Christmas dinner. 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