here is the anti-waste rule. Advanced doses for those who are “available at the moment” – Corriere.it

The document affirms that “the residual doses of vaccine at the end of the day, if they are not storable, are administered exceptionally, to optimize their use, avoiding waste, in favor of subjects that in any case are available at the moment.” All this “according to the order of priority identified by the aforementioned National Plan and subsequent recommendations.” The extraordinary commissioner for the Covid 19 emergency, General Francesco Paolo Figliuolo, has signed an order to prevent the waste of the vaccine vials opened during the day from being discarded, because in the case of Pfizer and Moderna it must be used within a few hours of opening.

What does it mean in concrete terms? One premise: Poste Italiane can scroll through lists during construction if it realizes that not everyone will show up for the appointment. And this should limit the risk of waste. But to avoid being wasted, the advanced doses can also be given to people off the list. Provided that in this search for people who get vaccinated at the last minute, the priorities indicated by the vaccination plan are respected. So first, those over 80, the frail, the categories that prevail such as health personnel, teachers, the military and the police. But in the absence of available candidates, it is possible to continue indefinitely, until a “subject that is still available at this time” is found.