“The vaccine dose reductions communicated by Pfizer and Astrazeneca will postpone the planned vaccination times for Covid for over 80s by approximately four weeks and by approximately 6-8 weeks for the rest of the population”. Deputy Minister of Health Pierpaolo Sileri explained this on Domenica In on Rai 1.
“From tomorrow – he continued – the available doses will be used first of all to carry out the recall on time to those who have already received the first administration, that is, above all for health workers. In two weeks, hopefully, we will have a market with the three vaccines: which means resuming with greater force, completing the vaccination for doctors and nurses and starting with the over 80s. This type of slowdown affects all of Europe and a large part of the world, but I trust that the delay may be filled later “.
“This certainly disturbs because we are in the phase of probable greatest expansion of the virus, in winter, and it was necessary to protect 4 million and 400 thousand over 80s, it is clear that if vaccinations are delayed this population is at greater risk and is exposed”, he said. said Aifa president Giorgio Palù at ‘Half an hour more’ on Rai Tre, commenting on Sileri’s statements.
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