Lazio towards the white zone in mid-June

Lazio towards the white zone in mid-June thanks to a situation in clear improvement from an epidemiological point of view, with a vaccination coverage that is close to 50 percent of the adult population as regards the first dose. These are the two most relevant data that emerged during the hearing of the councilor for health, Alessio D’Amato, in the health commission of the regional council, chaired by Rodolfo Lena. “In the meantime, as regards the evolution of the epidemic – began D’Amato – all the values ​​are sharply down: the incidence per 100 thousand inhabitants is now around 50 cases, if we keep this figure for 3 weeks we could move on to the range white by mid-June. As for the health system, 1,200 beds have already returned to ordinary activities, others could be added by the end of June “.” As regards, however, the vaccination campaign – continued D’Amato – June will be an important month, we will have greater disposition of doses for administrations and therefore a progressive opening compared to other age groups. To date 3,334,549 doses have been injected, over 47 percent of the adult population has already had the first, 22 percent also the second. By June 2, one in two adults in Lazio will have had their first dose. As of today, as regards the month of June, the arrival of 1 million and 700 thousand doses is expected against a need of over 1 million and 900 thousand, a gap to be filled especially on Johnson & Johnson, only 40 thousand doses planned, and Astrazeneca. Compared to the objectives that have been given to us at national level, in the last two weeks the doses administered have been higher than the target to be achieved “. The councilor then illustrated the two initiatives that will take place in the coming days:” , at 10pm today the reservations end, to date there are over 40 thousand, an important result. From 2 to 6 June we will have the Astrazeneca open-week, open from 18 years upwards. Once these two initiatives have been closed, we will gradually open up new age groups. Finally, from tomorrow, the administration in pharmacies will begin. We have 23,000 reservations already made. Soon we will also leave with the general practitioners. These are two fundamental ways, especially considering that in September we will gradually close the vaccination hubs and the campaign will continue in pharmacies and at general practitioners and pediatricians of free choice. Finally, the authorization received by the European agency Ema for the administration of the Pfizer vaccine to children between 12 and 15 years of age is important, because it will allow us to reach the opening of the new school year having achieved good coverage “. , among the councilors, for the organization of the vaccination campaign, but also various questions, on the modalities of reopening the ordinary health services, on the modalities of organization in September and on the need to have more nursing staff for home care, arrived by Giuseppe Simeone (FI), by the president Lena, by Emiliano Minnucci (Pd) and by Chiara Colosimo (FdI). D’Amato replied that he was “very clear about the need to have more nurses and more doctors available, it is a of a national character. As a Region, we will shortly issue an administrative act on integrated home care, there will also be a voluntary method of autonomous recruitment by families, with costs to be borne by the region. As for the participation of general practitioners in the vaccination campaign, there are currently about 3 thousand out of over 4 thousand. I trust that we will reach a general membership by September ”.