Federfarma: they threaten us while we swab the Green pass

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October 22, 2021 "There is a minority of people who protest and threaten when they come to swab". So Andrea Cicconetti, secretary of Federfarma Roma and councilor of Federfarma Lazio, to the microphones of the program "Italy has awakened", on Radio Cusano Campus.

Then he underlines: with the current 15 euros per pad "we are tight because the management and disposal costs and the time we spend in entering the data are considerable. Commissioner Figliuolo also asked us to persuade us on which you do not want to vaccinate. It is not easy. They ask us for the impossible and we are working hard ".

Cicconetti expressed "solidarity" with the national president of Federfarma, Marco Cossolo, for the death threats received. "Unfortunately - he declared - this also happens in this climate. Most people swab without problems but there is always that 1% of characters who are a bit violent. These people are then depopulated on social networks".

Finally, on the profile of those who swab, 80% are unvaccinated people, then there are also people who have recently been vaccinated without a Green pass and finally there are people who swabs for routine checks. 

"Solidarity with the president of Federfarma Marco Cossolo for the death threats he has received. Those who dedicate their entire lives to protect the health of others do not deserve these attacks. We must put an end to this terrible climate of hatred towards science and health workers" . Thus the president of Fnomceo, the national Federation of Orders of Physicians and Dentists, Filippo Anelli, after having learned the news of the intimidation of the president of Federfarma. 

"Pharmacies, which Cossolo represents, are an important safeguard for the health of Italians, as is the work of all pharmacists, wherever they practice their profession - adds Anelli -. All health professionals have given and are giving their precious and synergistic contribution to get out of the pandemic and to continue to protect the health of citizens. They must be repaid with gratitude, and not with these intimidations, which convey the anger that arises from fear of what is not on the easier and more accessible target. knows ". 

"We invite all citizens who still have doubts about vaccinations to externalize them with their doctor, so that they can find the answers to their questions - concluded Anelli -. Violence, hatred, aggression are never the solution. The solution is found together, with a welcoming, flexible, respectful and constructive dialogue ".