Covid, Pfizer vaccine arrives in Italy

Published on: 12/25/2020 9:52 AM

A truck escorted by the carabinieri with 9,750 vials of the Pfizer-Biontech vaccine from Belgium arrived at the Brennero and headed to the Spallanzani hospital in Rome (Video). The doses will be divided by region and on December 27, day V, vaccination will begin.

Pfizer vaccine in Italy, traveling with the escort – Video

OPERATION EOS – Operation Eos begins, ordered by the Minister of Defense Guerini, at the request of the Extraordinary Commissioner Arcuri and in close collaboration with its structure and with the Ministry of Health. In a first phase – they explain in a note from the Defense – military vehicles and planes will help distribute the first 9,750 doses, delivering them to their destination while the escort service for ground movements will be provided by the carabinieri. Subsequent doses of Pfizer, as required by the Vaccine Plan, will be delivered directly by the pharmaceutical company to the 300 administration sites identified by the Commissioner Structure in accordance with the Regions ”.

In the second phase, as soon as the “cold” vaccines from the other pharmaceutical companies (AstraZeneca, Moderna, etc.) are available, the Armed Forces, based on the indications provided by the Extraordinary Commissioner, will dedicate themselves to logistical transport throughout the country. National territory.

SPALLANZANI – Everything is ready in Spallanzani in Rome where the doses of the vaccine will be brought and classified in turn. “This morning – explained the Councilor for Health Alessio D’Amato in a video message – an inspection was carried out in the storage area of ​​the anti Covid-19 vaccines. The machine is ready to start, in the Lazio Region, of the administration of vaccines “.