The first significant quantities of vaccine doses will arrive in Italy on December 24 and will be entrusted to the Italian Army. The President of the Republic Sergio Mattarella thanks the Army for its contribution to vaccination campaign against Covid-19.

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Meanwhile, the monitoring of infections in all regions of our peninsula does not stop. In fact, the Ministry of Health makes it known that today they have been found 13.318 new positive cases (yesterday 10.872); the new deaths are 628 (yesterday 415). The discharged healed today are 20.315 (yesterday 19.632); overall the positive cases are currently 605.955 (yesterday 613.582).

The head of state thanks the army

“A valuable and decisive role will be played by the defense divisions also in the fundamental activities connected with the management of the vaccination campaign, in collaboration with the National Health Service. The Italians, in addition to being proud of the Armed Forces, are grateful for what they do for the defense and security of our country ".

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This was stated by the President of the Republic, Sergio Mattarella, at the end of the video link from the Joint Chief Operating Officer, expressing "gratitude in the name of the Republic to all members of the armed forces, the military corps of the State and their families". "I extend to all members of the Armed Forces, the Military Corps of the State and their families the best wishes for a better Christmas and 2021. A new year - underlined the head of state - that will restore serenity and ensure reassuring and positive prospects for our fellow citizens ”.

The vaccine distributed on 21 national sites

 “At the request of the Commissioner for the Covid emergency Domenico Arcuri we had to urgently plan the distribution of the Pfizer vaccine. The first doses will arrive in Italy on December 24th; the vaccine will be kept in a first phase in the central hub of Spallanzani in Rome.

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By the Ministry of Defense, it will be distributed and administered on 21 national sites ". This was stated by General Luciano Portolano, addressing the President of the Republic during the meeting at the Coi (Joint Operational Command).

Covid, Mattarella thanks the Army that will distribute the vaccine doses last edit: 2020-12-22T17:20:11+01:00 da Staff

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