Green pass effect, over 2 million rapid tests and 407 thousand first doses in 7 days

“There is a” mandatory “Green pass effect in the last 7 days: over 2.1 million rapid tests and over 407 thousand new vaccinated, of which 86.4% between 20 and 69 years”. This is what emerges from the latest Gimbe report with the monitoring of the epidemiological situation in the week of 13-19 October. “Of the 407,404 new people vaccinated in the last week, 86.4% belong to age groups that include people of working age: 78,387 in the 20-29 age group, 90,960 in the 30-39 age group, 85,745 in the 40-49 age group , 68,812 in the 50-59 age group and 27,934 in the 60-69 age group “, underlines the report. “The number of rapid antigenic swabs recorded a sharp surge, increasing by 78.5% in a week – highlights the report – the 7-day moving average rose from 173,235 on 13 October to 309,297 on 19 October; overall, in the ‘ last week 2,151,081 rapid antigenic swabs were carried out. The 7-day moving average of the new vaccinates, however, remains substantially stable: from 57,275 on 13 October to 58,201 on 19 October; a total of 407,404 new people were vaccinated in the last week (+ 4.7%) “. “In interpreting the effects of the Green pass on swabs and new vaccinated people – explains Nino Cartabellotta, president of the Gimbe Foundation – it is necessary to take into account that every unvaccinated person can undergo up to 3 swabs a week, while to increase vaccination coverage it is sufficient that the number of new vaccinated people does not tend to zero “. ALMOST 1 MILLION CERTIFICATES DOWNLOADED YESTERDAY Almost one million Green passes downloaded in the last 24 hours: 981,855 certificates downloaded yesterday by Italians, according to the updated government report. In particular, 801,134 were discharged after having swabs, 177,124 following vaccinations and 3,597 following recovery.