Covid vaccine, third dose immediately and for whom: what Sileri said

“I have already written to the competent management to evaluate a third dose of the anti-Covid vaccine as soon as possible at least for the most fragile categories: I believe that a third dose should already be carried out on these subjects”. This was stated by Undersecretary of Health Pier Paolo Sileri yesterday guest of Zapping on Rai Radio1, adding that “in people who suspect a less strong immunity, the third dose will be necessary immediately”. Read also Yesterday, meanwhile, a circular from the Ministry of Health, ‘Update of indications on the vaccination of subjects who have had a Sars-CoV-2 infection’, signed by the director general of Prevention Gianni Rezza, announced that “it is possible to consider the administration of a single dose of anti-SarsCoV-2 / Covid-19 vaccine in subjects with previous Sars-CoV-2 infection (which occurred symptomatically or asymptomatically), provided that the vaccination is preferably performed within 6 months of the same and in any case no later than 12 months from healing “.” For subjects with immunodeficiency conditions, primary or secondary to pharmacological treatments, in case of previous Sars-CoV-2 infection – it is specified in the circular – the recommendation to continue with the schedule remains valid complete vaccination provided “.