The contagion curve remains flat e experts begin to explain the coverage times for anti-Covid vaccines which will arrive in large quantities, in the first weeks of January. Meanwhile, the Ministry of Health makes it known that in the last 24 hours they have been registered 18.727 (yesterday 16.999), while the new deaths are 761 (yesterday 887). The currently positive cases of today are 690.323, 6.204 less than yesterday. From the outbreak of the pandemic to today, the healed are 1.052.163 (yesterday 1.027.994).
The timing of vaccine coverage
Guido Rasi, professor of Microbiology at theUniversity of Rome Tor Vergata and former executive director of the European Medicines Agency (Ema). "I expect the coverage to last even more than a year - says Rasi - Today we have the certainty at 6 months, or since the observation began but these numbers will be updated gradually ".
Rai points out: "The protective effect begins, and becomes progressively stronger, 15 days after the first injection. This applies to single dose vaccines. While the protective effect comes 7 days after the second injection for vaccines with two shots. On average, protection for any type of vaccine begins 15-30 days after administration. At 30 days, you are protected ".
Third wave: an eventuality not to be underestimated
As for the authorization times - specifies Rasi - “I am convinced that Ema will give an opinion on the 29th of the month. I expect this opinion to be positive and to have more precise elements than Britain's hasty one. The protocol, in fact - says the teacher - clearly states that it should not be administered to those who have had severe allergies.
If you read the whole dossier, 43 thousand pages to study well, you can give more precise information and avoid errors. Ema experts are not bureaucrats but scientists who often have more than one degree, so what will arrive on the 29th will allow us a safe and effective campaign. In the meantime - concludes Rasi - maximum attention must be paid to third wave and to understand the risk it is enough to look at the numbers of the United States. Just 15 days ago the Thanksgiving Day which was followed by about 3 thousand deaths ".
