25.Can people who have had the flu vaccination recently been able to get vaccinated against COVID-19?
There are no data yet on the interference between COVID-19 vaccination and other vaccinations, however the nature of COVID-19 mRNA BNT162b2 (Comirnaty) vaccine suggests that it is unlikely to interfere with other vaccines. However, the spacing of a couple of weeks can be a precautionary measure.
VACCINATION PROCEDURES
26. Who will administer the vaccine?
Vaccination will be carried out by doctors and nurses of the public vaccination services, people who have been vaccinating for a long time and are experts in vaccination techniques. Furthermore, in view of the particularity of this vaccine, healthcare professionals have received additional specific technical information on the preparation and administration of the COVID-19 mRNA BNT162b2 (Comirnaty) vaccine.
27. Who should I contact to get vaccinated?
The vaccination campaign will take place in several successive phases, citizens will be invited to carry out the vaccination in an order of priority defined by the risk for people to become infected and develop the disease with serious consequences.In the initial phase, the vaccination will be reserved for staff health care and to staff and guests of residences for the elderly and vaccinations will be carried out by the staff of the vaccination services in the 286 hospitals defined by the National COVID-19 vaccination plan. The same vaccination staff will go to the nursing homes for vaccination.
28. How much does the vaccination cost?
Vaccination is free for everyone.
29. Is it possible to get vaccinated privately for a fee?
No, the vaccines currently available will only be used in the facilities defined by the Vaccine Plan and will not be available in pharmacies or in the private market. It is highly discouraged to try to obtain the vaccine by alternative means or on the internet. These channels do not give any guarantee on the quality of the product, which could be, as well as ineffective, dangerous for health.
30. Does the vaccine protect only the vaccinated person or also their family members?
The vaccine protects the individual person, but if there are many to vaccinate ourselves, we could partially reduce the circulation of the virus and therefore also protect all the people who cannot be vaccinated: vaccination is done to protect ourselves, but also the community in we live in.
31. Does vaccination allow you to go back to life before
Even if the efficacy of the COVID-19 mRNA BNT162b2 vaccine is very high (over 90%) there will always be a portion of vaccinated who will not develop the immune defense, furthermore, we still do not know definitively if the vaccination only prevents the manifestation of the disease or even the transmission of infection. This is why being vaccinated does not confer a “certificate of freedom” but it is necessary to continue to adopt correct behaviors and measures to contain the risk of infection.
32 Will there be a vaccine for everyone?
The Italian government, through European procedures, has booked the purchase of over two hundred million doses of COVID-19 vaccines from six different manufacturers. There will be no free choice on which vaccine to prefer: the vaccine available at the time and place will be offered by the vaccination services in full guarantee of equivalent safety and efficacy.
33. What kind of syringes will be used?
Vaccination will be carried out with a special disposable sterile syringe equipped with a needle locking system (Luer Lock) to avoid accidental detachments; the disposable sterile needles are also equipped with a locking attachment: used syringes must not be re-capped (Ministerial Decree 28/9/89) and will be immediately deposited in special disposal containers.
34. Will only Italian citizens be vaccinated?
According to the priority scheme defined in the Vaccines Plan, all persons present on the Italian territory, residents, with or without a residence permit pursuant to article 35 of the consolidated immigration law, will be vaccinated.
35. What documents are required for vaccination?
A valid identity document and health card. It may also be useful to have any health documentation with you that can help the vaccinator to assess the physical state.
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