Fourth dose, Magrini (Aifa): “In autumn for over 50 or 60”

“At the moment, the three doses of the anti-Covid vaccine are holding up very well even among the elderly. As for the winter, when the virus is likely to resume circulating, it will be evaluated in the summer whether to make a booster for everyone or just above a certain age, which could be 50 or 60 years. It will depend on the circulation of the virus in the autumn, on the possible arrival of new variants, on the protection that the vaccines already made will continue to offer “. This was stated by Nicola Magrini, director of the Italian drug agency, in an interview with ‘Repubblica’. So, will there not be the fourth dose for everyone? “Not at the moment. The pandemic is receding – he explains – vaccines continue to give excellent protection. It seems premature to talk about a new campaign for the entire population. Instead, the booster recall for the immunosuppressed is starting these days, which is not they responded to the three doses. They are cancer patients, people with leukemia or people undergoing strong immunosuppressive treatment. Their immune system has a low ability to respond to vaccines, so we authorized the booster “.