Covid vaccine, third dose for the frail from 20 September

Third dose of the Covid vaccine, in Italy starting from 20 September with the administration of additional ‘booster’ doses – with Pfizer and Moderna vaccines – to certain categories more exposed or at greater risk of serious disease from Sars-CoV-2 / Covid-19 . This is what emerged today during a meeting that took place today between the Minister of Health Roberto Speranza and the Extraordinary Commissioner Covid-19, General Francesco Paolo Figliuolo. Following the favorable opinion expressed by the Technical Scientific Commission of AIFA and CTS, the Ministry of Health is conducting a discussion with the technicians of the Regions for the precise definition of the target population. ” start-up of administrations throughout the national territory. Therefore, additional doses of m-Rna vaccine (BioNTech / Pfizer and Moderna) will be made available for the start of the administration.