Vaccines for all, this is the short-term goal that the commissioner for the Covid emergency, General Francesco Figliuolo, sets himself as soon as the vaccination for the over 65s is completed. “We must press on the over 60 classes, for which the average administration is still low; the plan must be followed in an orderly and coherent manner. When we have secured the over 65s, it can be open to all age groups. Starting from the categories concerning productive activities ". So the emergency commissioner, Francesco Figliuolo, on his visit to the Porta di Roma hub. As for the administration of vaccines in schools, the commissioner for the Covid emergency thus responded. “Do children get vaccinated in schools? We are thinking about it, as it used to be in the 70 years".
Meanwhile, the spread of Coronavirus in our country is always under the close monitoring of experts and institutional authorities. According to the data provided by the Ministry of Health, the new positive cases registered in the last 24 hours are 9.148 (yesterday 12.965). The new deaths are 144 (yesterday 226). Overall, the currently positive subjects are 430.906 (yesterday 430.542); the discharged healed in the last 24 hours are 8.637 (yesterday 18.466). The swabs carried out are 156.872 (yesterday 378.202); in intensive care Covid patients are 2.524 (yesterday 2.522) still remain in home isolation 410.037 people infected with the virus (409.639 yesterday).
After the over 65 vaccines for everyone
While waiting for the administration of vaccines to be extended to all age stages, Health Minister Roberto Speranza signs new ordinances which will go into effect tomorrow, May 3. Under the new provisions the Valle d'Aosta it will turn red while Basilicata, Calabria, Puglia, Sicily and Sardinia will be the orange zone. All other regions will be yellow zone.
In addition, experts let it be known that it dates back to 0,85 the national Rt index of contagion; the decrease of the curve exists but it is always slow and theaverage age of Covid patients is 42 years. The positivity rate drops to 3,9 percent and, again according to the monitoring data, the English variant is now prevalent in our country. In the last survey it was highlighted in 92 percent of cases. The Brazilian is 4,5 percent.
