“We hope to vaccinate a significant part of the population in the first semester or in the third quarter of 2021. But we do not know how many Italians will want to be vaccinated ”, continued the extraordinary commissioner.

“For now there is no obligation to vaccinate”Arcuri specified, explaining that the hope is “to vaccinate a significant part of the population in the first semester or for the third quarter of 2021. But we do not know how many Italians will want to be vaccinated. The number of vaccines will increase over time.” we will progressively have more doses each month compared to 3.4 million in January. Within a few months we will be able to reach the so-called large-scale administration in 2021. Mine is a hope, not a forecast ”.

“The biggest vaccination campaign” – “The definition depends on the government and then it must be shared, modified or supplemented by Parliament. This will be the largest vaccine administration campaign not only in Italy, but throughout Europe and in much of the world,” Arcuri stressed. Tomorrow the Regions will tell us the destination of the vaccine ”.

“Monday race for needles and syringes” – Two days ago the Ministry of Health “sent us the specifications necessary to activate the bidding procedures to request needles and syringes from the market. On Monday we will announce the request for an offer,” the commissioner for the Covid emergency reported then. . “We plan to buy more than other European countries for all types of vaccines that will arrive.”