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Covid, Ats suspends the AstraZeneca vaccine throughout Sardinia


The activity was interrupted after the Aifa decision

Stop the AstraZeneca vaccine in all facilities and hubs in Sardinia. After the announcement of the Assl of Oristano, the extraordinary commissioner Ares-Ats, Massimo Temussi, confirmed to ANSA the suspension of the administration for the staff of schools and law enforcement agencies. The precautionary stop is temporary pending the EMA’s pronouncements that could arrive as early as Thursday. In the meantime, all the Assl and the hospital-university companies involved in the administration are inviting those who already have the reservation for tomorrow not to show up at the offices but remaining available to citizens already inoculated with AstraZeneca for a possible consultation.

SASSARI. The administration of the vaccine to the teaching and non-teaching staff of the local middle and high schools began this morning. The vaccination center of the Aou di Sassari, in viale San Pietro (building of the Medicine) has vaccinated the first 257. Tomorrow the activity will be interrupted, as indicated by Aifa in the early afternoon of today, which has decided to suspend in via AstraZeneca vaccine is a precautionary and temporary vaccine. This morning 227 were vaccinated with a new batch of AstraZeneca vaccine while 30 with Pfizer, which is used for people with particular diseases. With AIFA’s stop to AstraZeneca vaccines, the viale San Pietro vaccination center temporarily suspends vaccination for school staff.

“We invite those who already have the reservation for tomorrow not to come to the office, to avoid any inconvenience – warn from the vaccination center -. We look forward to receiving further information from the Italian Medicines Agency ». The vaccine center, meanwhile, is available to citizens to whom it has already administered the anti Covid-19 vaccination, to offer a possible consultation. The vaccination activity of teaching and non-teaching staff, as foreseen by the regional coordination, will involve the vaccination center, directed by Dr. Antonello Serra and Professor Paolo Castiglia, at the moment until 2 April, with the provision of 300 doses per day. There are 4500 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine from a new batch and code available.

CAGLIARI. Shortly after 5pm today, the vaccination of teachers in the hub at the Cagliari fair. The vaccinations of the other categories have also been suspended, as Pfizer or Moderna doses are not available.

ORISTANO. Following today’s Aifa note, which extends the ban on the use of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine throughout the national territory as a precaution and temporarily, pending the ruling of the EMA, we inform you that the Assl Oristano vaccination points are suspended, for the days of tomorrow, Tuesday 16 March, and Wednesday 17 March, the vaccinations of personnel belonging to the Police and school forces. People belonging to the aforementioned categories (law enforcement and school staff), summoned for tomorrow or Wednesday at the Assl Oristano vaccination points, will therefore not have to present themselves to the agreed appointment. It will be the responsibility of the Public Health and Hygiene Service to subsequently provide further communications to the interested parties, as well as to others belonging to the same categories who have already booked the vaccination for the following days. Instead, the anti-Covid vaccination campaign for the over 80 in the province of Oristano will continue regularly, as well as that in residential facilities for the elderly, for which the administration of the Pfizer-Biontech vaccine had already been scheduled. Those over eighty (born until 1941) residing in the Municipalities indicated below will be able to regularly go to the mobile vaccination points set up in collaboration with the respective municipal administrations, on the days and in the locations indicated:

Riola: March 16, headquarters of the Italian Red Cross
Nurachi: March 17, municipal clinic
Baratili: March 18, Cantina Madau
S.Lussurgiu: March 18, Unla Popular Culture Center
Paulilatino: March 18, former middle school
Terralba: 18-19 March, headquarters of volunteer associations (Livas, Avis, Sasol point)
Narbolia: March 19, Multifunctional Center
Responsibilities: March 20, elementary school

Overall, around 2000 doses of the vaccine will be administered in the eight municipalities.

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