After the cases raised also in the Modena area, the commissioner assures that some technical problems have been overcome, from today in Emilia-Romagna anyone can do it, without a medical prescription and at a controlled price of 15 euros. Councilor Donini: “Continue with the screening campaign and vaccinations. The collaboration with pharmacies, which we thank, is fundamental”
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Swabs and rapid serological tests at the pharmacy for anyone who wants it, and part. From now, after a temporary technical slowdown due to a “realignment” of the information systems that caused the effective start of the provision desired by the Region to be postponed by three days, all citizens – as long as they are enrolled in the regional health care system – can carry out in partner pharmacies in Emilia-Romagna the rapid nasal antigen test (rapid swab) and the serological test al controlled price of 15 euros.
The lists of pharmacies where it is possible, from Piacenza to Rimini, to book and perform tests are available at the addresses https://salute.regione.emilia-romagna.it/normativa-e-documentazione/elenchi/elenchi/antigenico-farmacie e https://salute.regione.emilia-romagna.it/normativa-e-documentazione/elenchi/elenchi/sierologico-farmacie.
The resolution of the technical problems that have arisen, thanks to the close collaboration of the Region with the network of local pharmacies and associations Federfarma, Assofarm, Pharmacies e Ascompharma, then allows you to confirm all the other news introduced in the provision recently approved by the regional government.
In summary, in addition to the possibility for anyone to carry out, without a prescription, the rapid nasal antigen test (rapid swab) and the serological test in affiliated pharmacies a controlled price, the audience of recipients of the voluntary and free screening campaign of the Region through the quick swab at the pharmacy e reduced the interval for taking the free swab again from 30 to 15 days.
“We continue in the fight against the virus with all the means we have available – underlines the regional councilor for health policies, Raffaele Donini-. In parallel with the administration of vaccines, which proceeds quickly after the slowdowns due to the reduction in deliveries, this campaign continues, implemented by the Region to counter the spread of Covid-19, especially in schools and families. I take this opportunity to thank, once again, the network of affiliated pharmacies and trade associations, which allow us to achieve all this “.
“It is the demonstration – Donini closes – that by working together and working as a team, as we have always been used to doing here in Emilia-Romagna, we can achieve important results and solve problems”.
Free swabs to more categories and more often
All category of citizens who are already entitled to the free quick swab, they add educators who work in contact with young and very young people, instructors e coaches of youth sports clubs, volunteers of the third sector who assist lonely elderly people or people with disabilities, caregiver familiari caring for lonely or disabled elderly people.
Not only: it is established that certain groups of people already involved in screening – and precisely pupils and students (from 0 to 18 years, and adults if they attend upper secondary school), university students, students of the IeFP paths, school staff of institutes of all types and levels and educational services 0-3 years e staff of training and vocational education institutions -, will be able to repeat the quick swab in the pharmacy, again at the expense of the regional health service every 15 days.
For the other categories the frequency to take the free test remains monthly.
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