AstraZeneca vaccine, Figliuolo: “More than 2 million doses are coming by the end of the month”

” AstraZeneca continues to distribute, now 400 thousand doses will arrive at the weekend and then by the end of the month we will still have 1,750,000 doses nationwide ”. This was stated by the extraordinary commissioner for the Covid emergency, Francesco Paolo Figliuolo, during the visit to the Nelson Mandela Forum vaccination center in Florence. ” Going towards the openings in an orderly and safe manner – said Figliuolo – There has been a dizzying decline in infections, hospitalizations and deaths also due to ordinance 6 which gave absolute priority to the vulnerable classes. We have another two to three weeks ahead of us in which we have to keep the bar straight. I invite the Regions to do as Tuscany is doing to follow the vaccination plan in a harmonious and orderly manner. ” ” I ask all presidents to go ahead with the plan – he added – It is easy to get caught up in propaganda , say we do that category or that other but if we do not secure the over 60s who are the ones who are 95% likely to end up in hospital or intensive care or even die, we do not get out. In these two weeks we have to concentrate on these two categories then in June with the most massive influx of vaccines we could think of going to have inoculations on the rest of the categories, I am thinking of the productive categories, the hotel tourism sector, the large-scale distribution sector. , who need it. ” ” All are essential but now we must continue to secure the most vulnerable people – he concluded – I also thank the press for the communication around vaccines but please abandon the bombastic headlines, now it is time to go compact towards the goal is to exit the tunnel. Continue to beat the over 60s and the frail “. ” Tuscany had a bad start but today it is among the first Regions on the targets ” said the extraordinary commissioner. ” At the national level we have exceeded 2,550 vaccination points, it is next the increase with about 1000 company vaccination points and the involvement of general practitioners and pharmacists. This must be done at a national level to make the ability to intervene against pandemics, this and others that may arrive, and above all the possibility of being ready for a possible further booster inoculation. This is important. ”