Unvaccinated children are banned from going to school in Italy after a surge in measles cases across the country Children who have not been vaccinated will be banned from entering schools It follows a new law implemented by political party the Five Star Movement The Lorenzin law is named after the former health minister Beatrice LorenzinBy Bhvishya Patel For Mailonline Published: 17:18 GMT, 12 March 2019 | Updated: 17:18 GMT, 12 March 2019 Viewcomments Children who have not been properly vaccinated will be banned from entering schools in Italy following a surge in the number measles cases across the country. The new law implemented by political party the Five Star Movement (M5S) will mean parents who choose to send their children to school without the recommended vaccinations will be faced with a fine of up to €500 (£425). Under the new Lorenzin law, named after the former health minister Beatrice Lorenzin who introduced it, children under six can also be sent home from nursery if they are not vaccinated. Under the new Lorenzin law parents who choose to send their children to school without the recommended vaccinations will be faced with a fine of up to €500 The new law was introduced by the former health minister Beatrice Lorenzin (left) and has been implemented in schools by the current Italian health minister Giula Grillo (right) The law states that children must be inoculated against a range of viruses including chickenpox, polio, measles, mumps, and rubella before they start school. The ban, which follows months of national debate, has left some parents falsely claiming their children are vaccinated just to get them into school. On Monday the current Italian health minister Giula Grillo told La Repubblica newspaper: 'Now everyone has had time to catch up. She added: 'No vaccine, no school.' The government ban comes as Italian authorities try to grapple with the sudden outbreak of measles across the country. The new law means that children must be inoculated against a range of viruses including chickenpox, polio, measles, mumps, and rubella In 2017, Italians took to the streets to protest the introduction of a compulsory vaccine law Demonstrator protest in Rome, Italy in 2017 against mandatory vaccinations for children Data from the World Health Organisation revealed that the country had not met its 95 per cent recommended vaccination rate, with 165 cases of the measles cases being reported in January. The case for mandatory vaccinations was propelled last month when an eight-year-old cancer survivor was put at risk due to unvaccinated children in his school in Rome. In 2017, masses of people took to the streets of Rome to protest against compulsory vaccination law however after facing an increase in measles across the country, the government decided to make vaccinations mandatory for all children. The country's ban follows the decision made by the parents of 44 pupils in America to file a federal lawsuit to get their children back in school. The children from Green Meadow Waldorf school had been told by authorities in December that they would not be allowed to enter the school as they had not been vaccinated against the measles virus. Read more: Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site dailymail and under his responsibility