March 21, 2021 05:05
The emergency commissioner gets vaccinated with AstraZeneca together with the head of civil protection, Fabrizio Curcio. Meanwhile, the Brazilian variant also arrives in Sardinia
The EU to AstraZeneca: “Stop exporting if it does not respect the contract” – During the day, the EU issues a warning to the Anglo-Swedish company: “We have the possibility to ban a planned export. This is the message to AstraZeneca: respect your contract with Europe before starting to deliver to other countries. “. This was stated by the president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen.
Brazilian variant in Sardinia – Meanwhile, the Brazilian variant of Covid arrives in Sardinia. The presence of the South American mutation was confirmed for the first time in the Region by the laboratory of Microbiology and Virology of the University Hospital of Sassari, after the mapping of the entire viral genome. On the other hand, the hypothesis of a Brazilian variant for other samples in Gallura is excluded.
Iss: at least one dose of the vaccine at one ovr 90 out of two – 49% of those over 90 have received at least one dose of the anti-Covid vaccine, while in the 80-89 year old group the percentage is close to 40%. The Higher Institute of Health writes this in its weekly report, which highlights the first effects of vaccinations on over 80s and health workers. As of March 18, 7,366,138 doses (5,063,136 first doses and 2,303,002 second doses) were administered of the 9,577,500 delivered so far.
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Vaccines, a network of 19 thousand pharmacies ready – The Federation of Pharmacist Orders and Federfarma welcome “with satisfaction the decision of the Ministry of Health to involve pharmacists and pharmacies in the vaccination campaign”. And they underline that “this choice enhances the network of pharmacies (19 thousand between public and private) and the professionalism of pharmacists who are an integral part of the national health system”.
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