A Lesson from the Green Pass Experience in Italy: A Narrative Review

The COVID-19 outbreak has raised several global challenges related to disease management while highlighting the need to embrace a multidimensional approach in dealing with events such as. Due to the singular features of SARS-CoV-2, an appropriate medical response was required to develop new vaccines...

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Published in:Vaccines (Basel) 2022-09, Vol.10 (9), p.1483
Main Authors: Campanozzi, Laura Leondina, Tambone, Vittoradolfo, Ciccozzi, Massimo
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Analysis
Bills of health
Certificates
compulsory vaccination
Control
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
COVID-19 pandemic
COVID-19 vaccines
discrimination
Disease transmission
Epidemics
Green Pass
Herd immunity
Immunization
incentives
Italy
Laws, regulations and rules
Literature reviews
Medical policy
Narratives
Pandemics
Passports
Public health
Review
School closures
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
Vaccination
vaccine hesitancy
Vaccines
Viral diseases
Viruses
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Summary:The COVID-19 outbreak has raised several global challenges related to disease management while highlighting the need to embrace a multidimensional approach in dealing with events such as. Due to the singular features of SARS-CoV-2, an appropriate medical response was required to develop new vaccines able to tackle it effectively. Mass vaccination plans were thus promptly launched around the world. However, vaccine uptake has been coupled with growing concerns that have affected people’s willingness to get vaccinated. To promote compliance with vaccination campaigns, many governments introduced the use of vaccination certificates and immunization passports. Studies have discussed some benefits and cons coupled with the rollout of vaccine passports or certificates. This paper takes up and extends this discussion by showing the results of a mini- narrative review we undertook with the aim of critically summarizing the existing scholarly research on the Green Pass in Italy. In analyzing the 12 included records, we explored the scientific viability of this measure, as well as the concerns and criticisms it has raised and the recommendations that have been proposed to address them, as a starting point to consider how the lesson learned in the Italian context can contribute to informing future reflections and strategies in view ofanother pandemic event.
ISSN:2076-393X
2076-393X
DOI:10.3390/vaccines10091483