“It is essential” on the enlargement of the age group for the fourth dose “that a decision arrives, especially for those who are more fragile, before the autumn. The decision on the age groups however opens up some considerations, there may be a 59-year-old with risk factors who need protection with a fourth dose. So perhaps the age group system should be revised while I believe that there is no doubt about the need for a fourth dose for over 80s.also given the excellent tolerability of the anti-Covid vaccine in this population “. Claudio Mastroianni, president of the Italian Society of Infectious and Tropical Diseases (Simit) and full professor of Infectious Diseases at the Sapienza University of Rome, underlines this to Adnkronos Salute. commenting on the words of the Minister of Health Roberto Speranza who, as a guest of ‘Radio Anch’io’ on Rai Radio 1, explained that, “if we decide” on the fourth dose, “it will be for the elderly”.
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