Covid vaccine, Son: “A third dose may be needed”

Covid vaccine, according to Commissioner Figliuolo it is “probable” that “at least one more dose will be needed in the future”. This was stated by the general speaking in the 5th Commission of the Chamber of Deputies (Budget, Treasury and Planning), explaining that to date “28.3 million doses have been delivered”. “It is an honor”, he said, “to serve the country for this very important mission: I feel on my skin the great responsibility and, above all, what Italians expect in this very special moment”. “The pandemic, in fact, has claimed hundreds of miles of victims all over the world, profoundly affecting the daily life of the population and the productive capacity of all states, ‘fragmenting society’. implementation of the vaccination plan involves capillary all the realities, precisely to make the presence of the State and the institutions felt in this historical moment of particular difficulty “. The doses “At the end of the first quarter of 2021, we received 14.18 million doses. Pfizer and Moderna provided quantities substantially in line with the schedule (8.75 million for Pfizer and 1.33 million for Moderna), while Vaxzevria (formerly AstraZeneca), was deficient by 1.24 million doses (4.11 million instead of 5.35 million) “.” The second quarter forecast – he continued – based on the preliminary purchase agreements, provides for 54.7 million total doses of the aforementioned three supplier companies, together with Johnson & Johnson, whose administrations began after mid-April. To date, in the period April-May (2 months out of 3 of Q2), approximately 19 million Pfizer have been delivered of doses; of Moderna about 2.5 million; of Vaxzevria about 5.2 million; of Johnson & Johnson about 1.6 million for a total of 28.3 million doses “. “It goes without saying – he concluded – that the progression of the plan on schedule, or faster, cannot be separated from the delivery of the necessary doses, with homogeneous distribution over time, to ensure a constant administration regime”. note the importance of planning that is the basis of the sustainability of the vaccination campaign. In fact, it is only through the correct balance between the progressive increase in the potential of administration and the availability of doses that the objectives set in terms of daily inoculations can For this reason, the continuous planning activity carried out by the Commissarial Structure is made known to the Regions through the communication of the target values ​​to be achieved every week “. Commissioner Figliuolo asks the Regions to intercept” vulnerable people “and those” not very accustomed to the use of computer systems “for vaccination,” verifying contes currently the phenomenon of non-adhesions “. “It is probable that minimal percentages will remain unreachable (in light of non-membership and of those who cannot be vaccinated for other reasons, perhaps of a health nature)”. “During my visit to Calabria, for example, a region commissioned by 2010 which continues to experience significant difficulties in the health sector, I was told the need for additional military medical personnel, to be employed in the internal areas of the Region “. For this “mobile teams of Army vaccinators are used in the municipalities of the internal area, which operate in the various provinces where it is most required”. “Again with regard to Calabria, I issued the Ordinance n. 5 on 7 April last, with which the regional Civil Protection was appointed implementing body for the implementation of the vaccination plan, through the opening of 3 vaccination hubs on the regional territory, with charges and costs borne by the Commissarial Structure (the implementation of the activity is taking place through an agreement between the Civil Protection Calabria and the Regional Committee of the Italian Red Cross) “. Student vaccination” Awaiting the indispensable social value and education of face-to-face teaching, it was asked to ensure, before the start of the school year, the maximum possible coverage of the entire student population, in the age groups for which pharmacological preparations will be available “. “Just recently, following the extension of the therapeutic indication of the Cominarty vaccine (BioNTech / Pfizer) up to subjects aged 12 or over, the Regions and Autonomous Provinces were asked to immediately implement this extension using dedicated lines in vaccination hubs and making the widest use of free choice pediatricians “.