Covid, Commissioner Figliuolo signs the order: “Residual vaccines to available subjects”

Just under 24 hours after the announcement, the ordinance arrived. The Commissioner for Covid Emergency, General Francesco Figliuolo, signed the ordinance that establishes that “in the implementation of the National Strategic Plan for vaccines for the prevention of SARS-CoV-2 mentioned in the introduction, any doses of vaccine remaining at the end of the day, if they cannot be stored, they are managed exceptionally, to optimize their use and avoid waste, in favor of the themes available at the moment, according to the order of priority identified by the aforementioned National Plan and subsequent recommendations ”. Therefore, the line of formality has been overcome by pragmatism, that is, immunizing only those who are on the list of the day. In reality, the Lazio region, which is proving to be among the top performers in the vaccination campaign, had already copied Israel’s strategy with the formation of the reserve list. In fact, once prepared, mRNA vaccines must be administered and can no longer be stored. Hence the case of many unused and therefore discarded doses.

“We must accelerate, in September we must reach 80% of vaccinated Italians. We need to change the rhythm, more vaccines and more vaccinators, “said the commissioner yesterday. “Time for the tipping point or we will lose it allItalians must be extraordinary. In March we will warm up, then from the second ten days of April there will gradually be 500 thousand vaccinations a day. Some regions now reach 100-150 thousand, others do not. My task will be to bring balance to other regions as well and I will go in person to see ”. But not only one point to explore is precisely that of the precious wasted doses: “I want to investigate the question of the discarded doses – he said -“. Common sense must be used. If there are priority classes, they can use it just fine.and, if not, they go to neighboring classes or, if not, everyone who passes must be vaccinated, this must be done ”. And in this sense, he emphasizes that the problem of caregivers of people with disabilities “has been recognized and parents, guardians and caregivers, caregivers to say it in Italian, or those who care for these people, must be vaccinated. It would be criminal not to. “