AstraZeneca second dose, Lazio: “Opinion belongs to the doctor”

For the second dose of AstraZeneca, talk to your doctor. This is the position that Alessio D’Amato, Lazio’s councilor for health, reaffirms to Omnibus, while the region is aiming for herd immunity for 8 August. AstraZeneca, after recent cases of thrombosis, is indicated for the over 60s. Those under 60 who received the first dose of AstraZeneca should receive the second dose of Pfizer or Moderna. “Lazio from the beginning has adapted to national provisions, we were the first region to administer the heterologous mix. We noticed before the others that there is a segment of the population, between 50 and 59 years old, that does not accept this solution and does not consciously accept it. Do we leave these 2000 citizens in limbo, without a completed vaccination course, or do we leave the choice to the doctor regarding the completion of the therapy with the vaccine used in the first dose? “, says D’Amato. “In Germany, where they left before us with the heterologous vaccination, they give the doctor the opportunity to decide. In Lazio the campaign proceeds regularly, on August 8 we will reach herd immunization, but we asked this question to the ministry and soon there will be an answer to a common sense question, “he adds. Did the Open Days serve to dispose of excess AstraZeneca? “The Open Days were made after the CTS decision which authorized them on May 12. We currently have about 95,000” doses “in stock at AstraZeneca, they are used for the over 160,000 recalls of over 60s. We do not have a problem with the Open Days, Saturday and Sunday we will have the second weekend for the 12-16 age group with the Pfizer vaccine “.