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The identity of the first person to receive the vaccine in Italy has been revealed: it is a nurse
The first person vaccinated against Covid-19 in Italy it will be a woman. As learned from sources in Spallanzani and the Region, as reported by Ansa, it is a nurse. Everything is ready at the Spallanzani institute in Rome for the start of the vaccination scheduled for December 27.
The Directorate of the National Institute of Infectious Diseases Lazzaro Spallanzani announces that on Sunday, December 27, V-Day, the first five anti-COVID vaccines will be administered to the largest number of Institute employees and precisely – reads a note from the Management – a nurse, a health social worker (OSS), a researcher, and two doctorsme”.
Yesterday the European Medicines Agency (EMA) gave the go-ahead to the Pfizer-BioNTech anti-Covid vaccine. “At the moment there is no indication that the vaccine does not work against the Covid variant,” said Emer Cooke, CEO of EMA, while the founder of BioNTech said that it “is very likely” that it will work in the English variant.
The president of the Higher Health Council Franco Locatelli, in an interview with Fatto Quotidiano, stated that “they will come from Pfizer 10 thousand doses on December 26 in Spallanzani which will then be transferred to the different regional centers for the vaccination day on December 27 ”.
“Between December 30 and January 4 – he added – we should have 3.4 million additional doses reaching the approximately 300 regional sites for 1.7 million people, including health workers and RSA guests” . In addition, in the next nine months, “almost everything was promised to arrive in Italy 27 million doses “.
The Undersecretary of Health also spoke on the subject Sandra Zampa, who spoke about the Covid vaccination plan and when important coverage will be achieved.
VIRGILIO NEWS | 12-22-2020 10:35
Photo source: ANSA
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