Third vaccine dose, over 40 from 22 November

Third dose vaccine over 40 from November 22 in Italy. Today the announcement in a circular by the extraordinary commissioner for the Coronavirus emergency, Francesco Paolo Figliuolo, in a circular sent to the Regions and Autonomous Provinces. It is possible to anticipate the Covid vaccine for those in the 40 to 59-year-old age bracket, “as long as at least six months have passed since the completion of the primary vaccination cycle.” The provision was adopted today for the third dose of the vaccine Covid, the circular reads, ” in light of the evolution of the epidemiological situation in recent weeks with the progressive increase in the weekly incidence of new cases and the growth of infections, considering that the current evidence shows a initial decline in the level of efficacy of vaccines against symptomatic forms, while maintaining a high protective capacity against severe forms of the disease, taking into account the current wide availability of vaccines and the high capacity of administration of the vaccine points currently operating, after hearing the Ministry of Health, without prejudice to the established priorities. ” The decision concludes in the circus lare, to “accelerate the campaign of administration of boosters to maintain high individual protection” in people already vaccinated with the primary cycle and “to reduce as much as possible the transmission of Sars-Cov2 in the population”.