COVID-19 Vaccine Passport Mandatory in Italy for All Private Sector Workers: Officials

Women wearing protective masks work on the nails of customers at a beauty salon, as Italy eases some of the lockdown measures put in place during the CCP virus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Rome, Italy, on May 18, 2020. Guglielmo Mangiapane/Reuters

The Italian government on Thursday approved among the strictest COVID-19 rules in the world by mandating that all private and public sector employees get the vaccine and show proof of vaccination, a negative test, or a recent recovery from infection, officials said.

The rules will go into effect on Oct. 15, which would penalize any worker with a suspension from their job with no pay. However, the mandate stipulates that they cannot get terminated from their job, according to provisions of the measure.