ALCAMO. The vaccination campaign of the Trapani ASP in the “Bonifato” nursing homes in Alcamo started yesterday. To receive the vaccine dose of the Pfizer-BionTech 8 elderly guests of the facility in addition to the health staff made up of nurses, social workers and social health workers.
With the vaccines administered yesterday in Alcamo, the vaccination campaign also officially began in the RSA of the Trapani Province. “The elderly guests of the facility enthusiastically accepted to receive the vaccine, aware of its importance as a weapon to get out of this tragic pandemic. ”- said the President of the RSA Francesco Ruggeri to Alqamah.it. Fortunately, the Alcamo structure that currently hosts 8 elderly people has not recorded any cases of positive Covid-19 since the beginning of the pandemic. But in addition to the virus, there is another aspect that creates apprehension in the elderly, loneliness and isolation. In fact, since the beginning of the pandemic, the structure has totally suspended the visits of relatives, guaranteeing communication with the outside world only through video calls. “It was very difficult for our guests not to be able to hug their loved ones again, even if we tried to ensure maximum communication via the tablets with their families. With the arrival of vaccines in the facility, we finally see some light. For them, but also for us, the vaccine is the hope for the future. Clearly – explains Ruggeri – we await the recall in 21 days to have the necessary vaccination coverage. We are really satisfied and for this I thank the Commissioner of the ASP of Trapani Dr. Zappalà, the Dotto Canzoneri who coordinates the vaccinations in the province and a special thanks also to the entire health team of the ASP. “
The Asp of Trapani has carried out and already concluded in record time the first round of anticovid vaccinations in the area, which began on December 31st, using completely the 2,340 doses of the first supply. In recent days the doses were also administered to the family doctors of Alcamo and Castellammare. The second supply will be distributed today. The vaccination teams set up by the strategic management ensured complete territorial coverage, managing to vaccinate a first substantial representation of health personnel.
“The Asp of Trapani – underlined the extraordinary commissioner Paolo Zappalà – is committed to the front line against this health emergency, and has deployed all the forces and resources to ensure the best and timely health assistance to the citizens of the Trapani area. The operational machine activated by the strategic management – underlined the manager Zappalà – promptly prepared an immediately operational organizational model, coordinated by Gaspare Canzoneri, director of the Public Health Epidemiology Preventive Medicine operating unit, which provides for the activation of three vaccination units Mobile Covid and 7 fixed units, operating in the vaccination stations located in the hospitals of Trapani, Alcamo, Castelvetrano, Marsala, Mazara del Vallo Salemi, Pantelleria “.
The vaccination teams, which serve from 8 to 20, are made up of a doctor, three nurses, an OSS, an administrative. Vaccination will continue according to ministerial and regional indications with particular reference, in this phase, to health workers, RSA guests and social health residences, and to subjects who fall within the established targets.
The “Bonifato” alcamese rsa today has only 8 guests out of a capacity of over 20 subjects. “The hospitalizations have been interrupted due to the health emergency. But despite everything – underlines Francesco Ruggeri to Alqamah.it – we can say that ours is a safe structure. In Sicily, the RSA have responded well to the health emergency after all, with a very strict and rigid protocol. Compared to the north, we have certainly been luckier, but despite everything today it is essential to keep the attention high while respecting the anti Covid measures as much as possible “.
“These have been difficult months that have put a strain on the Provincial Health Authority, but we have responded very well. In this vaccination campaign – said Dr. Gaspare Canzoneri who coordinates the vaccination team in the province – we are testing for the first time in the field the integration between the territory and the hospital. The team that vaccinated the RSA guests come from the San Vito and Santo Spirito hospital in Alcamo and from the Prevention Department who work in synergy in this important vaccination campaign. “
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