Vaccine, the first doses are increasing. State in office from 15 October

Less than a month after the extension of the Green pass obligation in public and private workplaces, there is a 32.5% increase in bookings for the first dose of the anti-Covid vaccine. But 3 million over 50s are still missing. Meanwhile, infections continue to decline, with only 4 Regions remaining at moderate risk. Hospitalizations and intensive care are also decreasing. Data that could lead to an increase in capacity for concerts, sporting events and cinemas. While from 15 October the ordinary way of working in Public Administrations returns to being in presence. From the Ministry of Health comes the ok for molecular salivary tests to obtain the Green pass, no to quick antigenic ones from saliva. Read also VACCINATIONS According to what emerges from the weekly report of the Structure of the Extraordinary Commissioner Francesco Paolo Figliuolo, published on the Government website, in the 50-59 age group, the percentage of immunized is 79.36%. Between 60-69 years old, 85.42% completed the vaccination cycle. Among the over 80s, on the other hand, 92.55% have completed the anti-Covid vaccination cycle. Exactly 4,223,086 people immunized out of the total population over 80 equal to 4,562,910. In the age group between 70 and 79 years, 89.56% completed the vaccination cycle. Among the school staff there are still 90,392 people without first dose or single dose of the anti-Covid vaccine equal to about 5.86% of the total. As for healthcare personnel, 94.53% are immunized. THE RT INDEX DOWN: ALSO THE INCIDENCE Coronavirus in Italy, the Rt index falls again – now at 0.82 – and the weekly incidence at the national level also decreases, below 50 cases per 100 thousand inhabitants. These are the data contained in the monitoring draft of the Istituto Superiore di Sanità (Iss) and the Ministry of Health, relating to the week 13-22 September. Data that also illustrates the decline in employment in hospitalizations and intensive care. Furthermore, no Italian region is classified as high risk. Only Sicily with parameters above the threshold. FROM OCTOBER 15 STAFF RETURN IN PRESENCE From October 15, smart working in the public administration will be an exception: state employees will return to the office. This was underlined by Renato Brunetta, Minister for Public Administration. will again be an exception. “With the signature of the Prime Minister Mario Draghi of the decree that stops agile work as an ordinary way of carrying out work in the Public Administration, the era of a new normality opens up and the framework started with the extension of the ‘Green pass obligation to the whole world of work: from 15 October public employees will be back in attendance, and safely “. GREEN PASS, INVALID QUICK SALIVARY TESTS News on molecular salivary tests. In Italy they can be used “as part of screening activities in children involved in the Sars-CoV-2 circulation monitoring plan in the school setting, for the screening of case contacts in children even if the school is not part of the Plan monitoring, in health and social-health workers in the context of scheduled screenings in the workplace or in frail individuals (symptomatic or asymptomatic) with poor collaboration skills (for example elderly in Rsa, disabled people, people with autism spectrum disorders). ‘what clarified by the circular signed by the Director General of Prevention of the Ministry of Health, Giovanni Rezza. The experts of the ministry instead confirm that “rapid antigen tests on saliva, on the basis of the available evidence, are not currently recommended as an alternative to tampons oro-nasopharyngeal, as they do not reach the minimum acceptable levels of sensitivity and specificity. Furthermore – they continue – antigenic tests on salivary matrix are currently excluded from the common European list of rapid antigenic tests valid for obtaining the green Covid-19 certification. Some scientific evidence is emerging regarding the possible use of salivary antigen tests based on measurement with laboratory instruments, which however are still being evaluated “for such applications.