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The caravan of trucks that will bring the mRNA vaccines produced by Pfizer-Biontech to Italy has started. A journey that he will undertake from the Puurs production plant in Belgium 9,750 dose within national borders. Once the border is reached, the Italian police and army will escort the biological drugs to the first point of use, the Spallanzani hospital in Rome. The arrival is scheduled for December 26: in time for the V-day set across Europe on the 27th, said Pfizer’s country manager in Italy, Paivi Kerkola.
Classification in Italy
The extraordinary commissioner for the Coronavirus emergency, Domenico Arcuri, also confirmed at a press conference that “in the week beginning on December 28, Pfizer has assured that other 450 thousand doses, which will be 300 administration points ». From the batch of 200 million of vaccines purchased by the European Union, 27 million should arrive in Italy in 2021.
A vaccine licensed only for ages 16 and over
The holder of the marketing authorization for Pfizer vaccines in the EU member states is the company Biontech. At the moment, the vaccine has been licensed only for subjects over 16 years of age, although “studies in the pediatric age group are already planned,” said Valentina Marino, medical director of Pfizer Italia.
Monstre Production
Clinical studies supporting the authorization received by the EMA have shown that the vaccine is “generally well tolerated with no safety concerns reported so far by the data monitoring committee.” Now, the efforts of Pfizer and Biontech are focused on increasing the production and distribution of anti-Covid biological drugs: the goal, by combining the production networks of both companies, is to reach approximately 1.3 billion dose by end of 2021.
Covid variant
There is still no certainty about the efficacy of the Pfizer vaccine against the variant isolated in England. However, there is no evidence in the opposite direction either. “The tests started last week and there are no details yet. It seems unlikely – added Dr. Marino about the Covid variant mutations – that they could affect the efficacy of the Pfizer vaccine. “
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