Dear Commissioner Figliuolo, beware of fake caregivers to be vaccinated
Vincenzo Zoccano, former undersecretary for disabilities of the Conte 1 government, draws the attention of General Figliuolo, extraordinary commissioner for the Covid-19 emergency, who would have signed the ordinance n.6 / 2021 in these hours. also fake caregivers as a priority, here's how to avoid the risk
We must certainly all work together to reopen the country safely as soon as possible and to this end the vaccination plan must be able to continue with speed and precision on the basis of the personal data requirement alone, however paying attention to those categories most at risk but without creating dangerous conditions for skipping the row.
This is what Vincenzo Zoccano, former undersecretary for disabilities of the Conte 1 government, states in a note, which draws the attention of General Figliuolo, extraordinary commissioner for the Covid-19 emergency, who would have signed the ordinance n.6 in these hours. / 2021.
“General Figliuolo therefore pays the utmost attention to the use of the term caregiver, in relation to the priority of vaccination of fragile categories, since the term caregiver alone creates confusion and can facilitate vaccine cunning. The general, or his staff, should know that law 205/17 has introduced the juridical figure of the “family caregiver” into our legal system and has outlined specific profiles and operational areas. Instead, the ordinance refers only to the caregiver, a term by which anyone could claim to be vaccinated by declaring themselves as such and without being obliged to provide any proof of status ".
"The general's order – adds Zoccano – expressly refers to subjects belonging to category 1 (High fragility – extremely vulnerable people; severe disability), listed in tables 1 and 2 of the Recommendations of 10 March 2021 adopted by the Ministry of Health, in collaboration with the same Commissioner, AIFA, ISS and AGENAS. Table 1 refers to a list of extremely vulnerable people, understood as people suffering from conditions that due to pre-existing organ damage, or who due to an impaired immune response to SARS-CoV-2 have a particularly high risk of developing serious or lethal forms of COVID-19, table 2 refers instead to people with disabilities (physical, sensory, intellectual, mental) pursuant to law 104/1992 art.3 paragraph 3. And it is precisely to table 2 that there is a note with the order to "vaccinate cohabiting family members and caregivers who provide ongoing assistance free of charge or under contract" ".
Zoccano continues: “Perhaps it is in this note the serious mistake committed by those who drafted and adopted the recommendations which is then transposed into the ordinance. In fact, identifying the caregiver, not according to law 205/17, but as the one who provides "continuous assistance free of charge or under contract" only creates confusion because it appears very difficult for vaccine administration operators to verify these conditions, especially since anyone could declare themselves volunteer caregiver skipping the line, as has already happened. On the other hand, for those who are not cohabiting, but are contracted as housekeepers and carers or exercise the functions referred to in the guardian / custodial order, although the role of the support administrator has been ignored, who is nevertheless a key figure for assistance to some people with disabilities, the contract or the deed of appointment by the judge is not expected to be presented, which will certainly produce protests and complaints. The risk of abuse in declaring oneself caregiver, thus subtracting precious vaccination doses from those who would need it most, can be avoided by recalling the laws that identify the various non-cohabiting categories, who come into contact even daily with subjects considered fragile, such as be precisely the staff at the service of the family with an employment contract, the operators of the health and social assistance services of both public bodies and private bodies appointed to do so, however paying attention to the role of guardians, support administrators and carers because the risk is that of having to vaccinate as a priority all those who hold these roles by judicial appointment but who nevertheless do not come into contact with the entrusted person, exercising a mere administrative management role ".
“Dear General – concludes Zoccano – call me whenever you want, as you are at the service of my country”.
This is a machine translation from Italian language of a post published on Start Magazine at the URL https://www.startmag.it/mondo/caro-commissario-figliuolo-attenti-ai-finti-caregiver-da-vaccinare/ on Sat, 10 Apr 2021 13:05:24 +0000.