Third vaccine dose, recall at 4 months: hypothesis via 10 January

Green light for the booster dose of the anti-Covid vaccine after 4 months. This is foreseen by the circular signed by the Director General of Prevention of the Ministry of Health, Gianni Rezza. The start date, according to Adnkronos Salute, could be January 10. Read also “In light of the current evidence on the epidemiological impact related to the greater spread of variant B.1.1.529 (Omicron) and on the efficacy of the booster dose in preventing symptomatic forms of Covid-19, supported by the aforementioned variant”, reads in ‘update of the directions for administration, to “gradually extend the offer of the vaccine booster and in compliance with the principle of maximum precaution, it is shown that the administration of the booster dose in favor of the subjects for whom it is recommended, with the vaccines and relative authorized dosages, it will be possible after a minimum interval of at least four months (120 days) from the completion of the primary course or from the last event (to be understood as administration of the only / last dose or diagnosis of infection in case of subjects vaccinated before or after a Sars-CoV-2 infection, according to the relative indications) “.