“We have distributed 919,425 vaccines, almost a million, throughout the territory in the 294 points of administration. For this first phase we have set ourselves the goal of administering at least 65-67 thousand a day and we are exceeding this target by some measure”. The Commissioner for the Emergency, Domenico Arcuri said so.
“In less than a week we have vaccinated about 339 thousand Italians,” added Arcuri. In terms of the number of vaccinated, he noted, “we are the first country, in a ranking among countries with a population size similar to ours”
Green light from the Italian Medicines Agency (Aifa), to the anti-Covid vaccine of the American company Moderna, which yesterday received the green light from the European regulatory body, Ema, for the authorization for marketing and use within the National Health Service. It is the second in Italy after Pfizer-BionTech.
“Very convincing” data and “another very powerful and effective weapon that will certainly immediately affect the health of those most at risk”: thus the general director of the Italian Medicines Agency (Aifa), Nicola Magrini, and the president, Giorgio Palù .
“This is a substantially equivalent vaccine compared to the first”, underlined Magrini, referring to the Pfizer-BioNTech one authorized last December 22, with some differences such as age, from 18 and up and not 16.
“We have one more tool for our vaccination campaign on which we are investing all our energy”, writes Health Minister Roberto Speranza in a post on Fb.
Modern, vaccine could protect up to 2 years – Moderna is expected to protect against coronavirus for up to two years. This was stated by the managing director of the manufacturer of the drug, specifying, however, that other data are needed for a definitive assessment of the duration. “The nightmare scenario described by the media in the spring of the risk of vaccines lasting only a month is ruled out,” said Moderna CEO Stéphane Bancel. “The decay of the antibodies generated by the vaccine is very slow and therefore we believe that the protection can last a couple of years”.
Italy first in the EU for vaccinations, 8 / a in the world – Italy is the first country in the European Union for the number of vaccinations against Covid and in eighth place in the world ranking. This is what emerges from the research activity collected on the Our World in Data website, the sources of which are the ministries of health of the various countries. In the top ten, in order, are Israel, the Arab Emirates, Bahrain, the United States, Great Britain, Denmark, Russia, Italy, Germany and Canada.
“As far as vaccinations are concerned, we are first in Italy”, announces the President of Veneto Luca Zaia.
“General practitioners and pediatricians of free choice, like all health personnel, have priority in vaccinations. And, as already foreseen by the strategic plan, they will have a fundamental role in different phases of the campaign for administering the anti Covid-19 vaccine. “. These are the words of the Minister of Health, Roberto Speranza.
The vaccination campaign also starts in the Vatican. According to the provisions of an internal circular of the Governorate, anticipated by ANSA, only the members of Fas, the Vatican Health Fund, will have access to the vaccine. “It is announced that the COVID-19 vaccination campaign at the Vatican City State is scheduled to start in the next few days for those registered with the Health Assistance Fund only – reads the document -. The communication regarding the date and time , relating to the first and second vaccination, will be carried out individually by the Health and Hygiene Directorate of the Governorate, by telephone contact and subsequent sending by e-mail with indication of the appointment, attaching the forms on informed consent “.
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