The Astrazeneca vaccine is safe. This is confirmed by the European drug agency
"The AstraZeneca vaccine is safe, effective, the benefits outweigh the risks and we exclude relationships between thrombosis cases and the administration of the sera." This was stated by the director of Ema Emer Cooke confirming the green light for the vaccine. “The EMA concluded that AstraZeneca's vaccine is safe and effective and its benefits outweigh the risks. However, a link with the rare thromboembolic cases cannot be excluded and therefore we need to warn of these possibilities ".
These are the further explanations of the director who added: “we will launch further investigations to understand more, regarding the rare adverse events reported after vaccination with AstraZeneca”. "The cases of thrombosis after the administration of the Astrazeneca vaccine are lower than those that occur among the unvaccinated population". So Sabien Straus, president of the Prac (Pharmacovigilance Commission), during the press conference on the efficacy and use of the vaccine.
Support decree
The decree supports that the government is being finalized Draghi is working with the political representatives in Parliament to face the economic crisis. In the Sostegni decree, according to the first rumors, a rule should also be introduced for the administration of vaccines in pharmacies. This is what emerges after the meeting between the government and the group leaders of the majority. The rule, as announced in the commission by the Minister of Health Roberto Speranza, should allow pharmacists to administer vaccine doses after a short preparatory course.
Meanwhile, the Ministry of Health announces that, in the last 24 hours they have registered 24.935 new positive cases (yesterday 23.059). The new deaths are 423 (yesterday 431); the discharged healed are 15.976 (yesterday 19.716). Overall, the positive cases are 547.510, practically 8.502 more than yesterday. The swabs carried out are 353.737; in intensive care there are 3.333 hospitalized affected by Covid while they remain in home isolation 517.483 people infected with the virus.
Support Decree, contributions for the various categories
Companies with losses of 30 per cent will be able to access the new tranche of non-repayable contributions. This would be the new reference threshold for aid for small and medium-sized businesses of the Sostegni decree, according to what is learned. Businesses can choose between bank transfer and tax credit: the aid will be of a minimum of 1000 euros for individuals (2000 for legal persons) and a maximum of 150 thousand euros.
Aid to companies with revenues of up to 10 million with 5 bands and percentages ranging from 60 percent for the smallest to 20 percent for the largest. According to rumors, this would be the scheme illustrated by the Minister of Economy to the parties represented in Parliament. The scheme provides for a compensation of 60 per cent for companies up to 100 thousand euros, of 50 per cent between 100 thousand and 400 thousand euros; by 40 percent between 400 thousand and one million. And, again, compensation of 30 percent between one and 5 million and 20 percent between 5 and 10 million. The decree should be presented in the council of ministers tomorrow, March 19.
