The Italian consortium for the study of the Sars-Cov2 virus is born

The Italian Consortium for the genotyping and phenotyping of the virus is born SARS-CoV-2. The research and studies that will be launched will make it possible to follow the evolution of the Coronavirus and to monitor the immune response to vaccination. The Italian consortium for the study of the Sars-Cov2 virus was presented at a press conference by the Ministry of Health.

Meanwhile, the Ministry of Health makes it known that today they are registered 15.204 new positive cases (yesterday 10.593). The new deaths are 467 (yesterday 541) as they register 19.172 newly discharged healed (yesterday 19.256). Overall the number of positives is 477.969, 4.448 less than yesterday and in any case still below 500. Just as it has been happening for a few days already.

An Italian consortium to study the virus that caused the pandemic

 “This is just one of the first pandemics that we will see because other pandemics will arrive from the animal world. We cannot miss this opportunity ", said the president of theItalian drug agency (Aifa), Giorgio Palù. The country “must adapt: ​​it must have a greater fire capacity to sequence the Sars-Cov2 virus. This, in the face of its variants. Furthermore, it is necessary to have monitoring capabilities also for the purpose of containment measures ".

This was stated by the director of Prevention of the ministry of health Gianni Rezza at the presentation of the Consortium for the genetic study of Sars-Cov2. "The Ministry of Health issued a first circular and theHigher Institute of Health has begun surveillance of Sars-Cov2 variants. Now - he added - Rezza is about to be issued a new circular which should give more details on what to do ".

Goal: herd immunity

"The goal we have set ourselves as a government does not change and we are convinced we can achieve it". This was stated by Undersecretary for Health Sandra Zampa, answering the question about when theherd immunity in Italy with the vaccination plan.

"To achieve herd immunity - he notes - 70 percent of Italian citizens must be vaccinated as well as obviously those foreigners living in our country, who have the right to the same protection ".