"If we get vaccinated we get out of it", General Francesco Paolo Figliuolo remarked about the ways and times on how to deal with the health emergency. “The plan does not change, by the end of the month we have to reach 500 thousand daily doses. From today the inoculation of Astrazeneca vaccine it is open to the category between 60-79 years, while those under 60 who have already received the first dose, will also receive the second. The EMA - underlined the general - has said that AstraZeneca is a safe vaccine and I hope that this is the end of the affair ". These are the declarations of General Figliuolo, commissioner for the Covid emergency.
While the organizational machinery of the vaccination campaign tries to be more and more efficient, the monitoring of data regarding the spread of the pandemic in Italy continues. In this regard, the Ministry of Health let it be known that, in the last 24 hours, they have registered 17.221 new positive cases (yesterday 13.708). The new deaths are 487 (yesterday 627); the discharged healed are 20.229 (yesterday 20.927). Overall, the positive cases are 544.330 (yesterday 547.837). The swabs carried out are 362.152 (yesterday 339.939); in intensive care they are hospitalized 3.663 Covid patients. They also remain in home isolation 511.816 people infected with the virus.
Son: "If we get vaccinated we get out of it"
"Between this quarter and the next, 30 million Astrazeneca doses will arrive, which can therefore also be destined to the audience of over 60s up to 79 years of age, which is about 13 million and 275 thousand users". Figliuolo underlines this, adding: “Of these 2 million and 270 thousand has already received the first dose. As soon as we complete the over 80s and the frail, we will open vaccination to the productive classes. Our territories have suffered, now we have to bring made in Italy back to the world, we have to reopen ”.
On Astrazeneca updated recommendations
The new circular with which the Ministry of Health has updated the recommendations on the Vaxzevria vaccine by Astrazeneca is ready. The circular sent to regions, institutions and associations, reaffirms that the vaccine is approved from 18 years of age. "On the basis of current evidence, taking into account the low risk of adverse reactions of the thromboembolic type in the face of the high mortality from Covid-19 in the most advanced age groups - reads the circular - its preferential use is recommended in people over the age of 60 years. Those who have already received a first dose of Vaxzevria can complete the course with the same vaccine ”.
The Technical Scientific Commission (Cts) of the Italian Medicines Agency (Aifa) notes that “at the moment no similar risk signals for thrombotic events have been identified for i vaccines to Mrna. However, it is not yet possible to express an opinion on other vaccines that use viral vaccination platforms ". This is what is stated in the opinion of the CTS attached to the circular of the Ministry of Health on the updating of the recommendations regarding the Astrazeneca vaccine. The CTS also points out that the benefit / risk balance of the vaccine is confirmed as "overall positive".
