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More than a million Italians have already received the anti-Covid vaccine. But now comes the alarm of the extraordinary commissioner for the coronavirus emergency Domenico Arcuri: “Starting Monday, Pfizer will deliver 29% fewer doses – the company will reconsider or we will take action.” A significant slowdown in the supply of vials that puts the vaccination campaign and the administration of second doses in crisis for all those Regions that have not reserved enough stocks.
“At 3:38 pm today, Pfizer unilaterally announced that as of Monday it will deliver to our country about 29 percent fewer vaccine vials than the schedule it had shared with the Commissioner’s offices and, through it , with the Italian regions. Not only that: it has unilaterally decided in which administration centers in our country it will reduce the vials sent and to what extent. A similar communication has reached all EU countries. Pfizer also announced that it cannot predict whether these smaller supplies will also continue in the coming weeks, or to what extent ”, is the disturbing note released by the commissioner.
The Emergency Commissioner then sent a formal response to Pfizer Italia, in which “he expressed his disappointment, indicated the possible consequences of a reduction in supplies and requested the immediate reestablishment of the quantities to be distributed in our country.” of answers, any consistent action in all places. “
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The first alarm was raised in the afternoon by the Health Ministers of six EU countries, who in a joint letter to the European Commission had expressed their “serious concern” about the delays in the delivery of Pfizer-BioNTech, defining the situation as “unacceptable”. “.
It was the same American company that confessed: “Pfizer is working hard to deliver more doses than originally planned with a new stated goal of 2 billion doses in 2021.” Changes in the manufacturing structure “require further regulatory approvals” and therefore there may be “fluctuations in ordering and delivery schedules at the Belgian Puurs plant.” Slowdowns, justified by the desire to implement production, quantified by the Berlin government in 3-4 weeks.
In the afternoon Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, had said that “the company has assured me that all the requested doses will be delivered in the first quarter.” And from Italy, the director of the Department of Infectious Diseases, Gianni Rezza, assured: “I am not officially delayed for now, but I do not think there is any problem.” And instead, shortly before 8:30 p.m., the cold shower arrived.
The doses, already judged insufficient by the most virtuous Regions, now run the risk of running out in the short term or entering the reserve, blocking or slowing down the vaccination campaign that now will have to be seriously reformulated. For planned recalls, some territories have already affected supply by 30%. So much so that, reports theAnsaSome doctors have even stated that “new arrivals from Moderna ampoules will also be used for the second dose if necessary”.
Impossible at the moment: as explained in recent days Republic, in the “brochures” published on the Aifa website of the two different vaccines available so far – Pfizer and Moderna, in fact – it is explicitly written that “there is no known compatibility between the two sera”, so those who received the first dose of a brand must have the second of the same company.
An unexpected news on the day that Italy crossed the milestone of the millionth vaccine, reached in just over two weeks since V-Day on December 27. A record that Italy can boast of for now, considering the absolute number of administrations, among the member countries of the European Union. Second only to Denmark compared to the number of inhabitants. The news was given by the Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte who in social networks thanked “the citizens and our National Health Service for the extraordinary response” inviting them “to continue like this, always on guard.”
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“At the end of the month or the beginning of February, the vaccination phase for people over 80 will also begin – announced in the afternoon.” Gianni rezza, Director of the Department of Infectious Diseases – For now, the vaccination schedules are respected and even anticipated. “Now there is a doubt that the calendar may also be delayed.
“We are working on a document – he adds – that classifies the different population categories and this is the real phase 2, and also assesses the number of different groups, but we must avoid a war between categories. The priorities will be based on risk” .
