The advisor to the Minister of Health Roberto Speranza invited to push on vaccinations: “The strategic goal is to vaccinate the largest majority of Italians within the year, at the moment we are at 71%, we must exceed 80”
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“The obligation of the green pass is a good first step”. This was said by the advisor to the Minister of Health Roberto Speranza Walter Ricciardi, who spoke to Sky TG24 about the coronavirus emergency in Italy and the new rules concerning green certification. For the expert, it is necessary to try to convince the majority of the population to carry out the vaccination to reach a coverage of at least 80%.
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Target 80% vaccinated within the year
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“The strategic objective is to vaccinate the largest majority of Italians within the year – said Ricciardi – at the moment we are at 71%, we must exceed 80 which is the final goal to guarantee some safety to the Country, but the further one would be over 90% “. To do this, according to the councilor, we must “expand all the persuasive tools, we must meet all those who do not yet have the vaccination, for example by strengthening the ability of general practitioners to convince their patients”. Only with broad vaccination coverage, he explained, would the thousands of deaths from Covid-19 be avoided.
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Green pass extension to all activities
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On the Delta variant, Ricciardi explained that it is more contagious and doubles the probability of hospitalization, but vaccination reduces the risk of hospitalizations by 100%. Turning to the extension of the green pass to state-owned, the expert declared that he was “very much in agreement to suggest the extension of the green pass to all activities, transport and work, because in this way not only safety and security will be guaranteed. health of people who work or go to school, but activities are also guaranteed “.
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