In a circular, the Ministry of Health has given the green light to the start of the administration of third doses of the anti-Covid vaccine also to the Over 80s, to the staff and guests of residences for the elderly and to health personnel.
In this case, vaccinations will start from those over 60 or with diseases that make them more vulnerable to severe forms of Covid or with a high level of exposure to infection.
“The vaccination of healthcare workers has two objectives: to protect themselves and also to protect patients, often fragile people who must be particularly protected. The indication is to start with the over-60s because from that age onwards, once Covid is contracted, it increases the risk of developing the disease in a severe form “, explains Gianni Rezza, director general of prevention of the Ministry of Health.
“We are starting, like other European countries, by covering people at greatest risk and this, of course, had to be done mainly because very old people respond less to the vaccine and lose antibodies more quickly. This is why they need to be covered sooner. When will the hyperfragile be given the okay? Probably in October, but respecting the schedule: we started with the immunocompromised. Now it is a ‘two doses plus one’ cycle completion. It will be a gradual vaccination campaign “.
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