Vaccine 5-11 years, Ricciardi: “I hope it will exceed 90%”

What percentage of children between the ages of 5 and 11 need to be vaccinated against covid to improve the situation? “I hope 90 per cent will be exceeded, a widespread information and communication campaign is needed. We must explain to parents that the wisest act to do is to protect the children: with Delta they get sick and with Omicron even more. . Furthermore, children transmit the disease to the most vulnerable. And by vaccinating them we will move towards the exit from the pandemic because we will have immunized 90-95% not of a part of the population, but of the whole “. Thus in an interview with Messaggero Professor Walter Ricciardi, consultant to the Minister of Health Roberto Speranza and professor of Hygiene. “If necessary, we will have to spread the obligation of the Super Green pass. I am thinking of jobs, but also of local public transport”, he said again. We must be vigilant about the spread of the Omicron variant in Europe, “he says, explaining that” the great contagiousness, which seems to be higher than that of the Delta, is worrying. It has a rapid spread, such as to make us fear new turbulence “. Regarding the eventuality of the fourth dose, Ricciardi clarifies that it is” too early to be certain. First we need to understand how long the protection provided by the booster lasts. And we must hope that at some point the pandemic will also be reduced in other countries. Until this happens, and until a substantial part of the population is vaccinated, which cannot happen before 2023, we will still have to be careful. But at some point the calls may be reduced. Vaccines will have to cover all variants. We already do this with anti-flu vaccines, which are polyvalent “. What percentage of children from 5 to 11 years should be vaccinated to improve the situation?” I hope it will exceed 90 percent, a widespread information and communication campaign is needed . We must explain to parents that the wisest act to do is to protect the children: with the Delta they get sick and with the Omicron even more. Furthermore, children transmit the disease to the most vulnerable. And by vaccinating them we will move towards the exit from the pandemic because we will have immunized 90-95 percent not of a part of the population, but of the whole “.