Draghi: “The school must be protected”

The will is clear: “Italy must remain open”. The chairman of the board Mario Draghi He reiterates this on several occasions in the press conference convened to explain the latest decisions regarding the containment of the pandemic. The first point is the school which must remain open. For the premier “it is fundamental for our democracy, it must be protected and protected”, “it makes no sense to close the school before closing everything else”

The prime minister aims to minimize the consequences of the situation on boys and girls because the dad has created inequalities that often cannot be bridged. «We want to be very cautious but also try to minimize the economic and social effects, especially on boys and girls, who have been affected by the closures from a psychological and training point of view ». There will probably be an increase in classes in distance learning, but what must be rejected is the generalized appeal according to Draghi and the Minister of Education Bianchi.

The priority path is to reduce the area of ​​the unvaccinated. “We must not lose sight of one observation: Much of the problems we have today depend on the fact that there are unvaccinated people. So there is yet another invitation to all Italians who have not vaccinated themselves to do so, even with the third dose, “explained the premier. “Just over 10% of people over 12 are not vaccinated and occupy 2 thirds of the intensive care and 50% of the medical area.” The obligation of vaccines for the over 50s was made on the basis of data that say that those of this age are at greater risk.

The premier began by saying that he would not have talked about the Quirinale, but he spoke about the economy and management of the government. “Estimates continue to come out which confirm previous estimates of growth of around 4-4.5% over the year”. Last year the recovery stood at 6% compared to a fall of 9% in 2020. “The pandemic is one factor, the second are the other indicators. It is too early to be able to make an adequate assessment, because there are risks to growth such as the price of gas, geopolitical risks. The series of risks is very long, we have to wait a bit before having updates on the projections ». On the differences in the Draghi government, he explained that “it is necessary to accept diversity of views, but not mediation at all costs. But for some very important measures, unanimity is important as long as the result makes sense. It is clear that there are differences and differences of opinion but they have never been an obstacle to government action».