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If tens of thousands of Romans have not yet received the flu vaccine, it is because a large batch of imports has been rejected for quality controls. The Sanofi company game was blocked before it reached Italy (and therefore the ASL of Rome), after the security controls of the French pharmaceutical agency. It is the only setback that involves the immunization campaign in Lazio due to another round of influenza, of 1.4 million doses, the Region has decided to request the formal notice of the giant that produces them: they have not met the times, it is the accusation of the councilor for health, Alessio D’Amato. The failures and delays have been for a month forcing GPs to cancel appointments and have to ration the very few supplies that remain, choosing who to vaccinate and who not even among the elderly and other risk categories. “But many colleagues – says Andrea Beccari, a family doctor at Centocelle – refuse to have to make such selective decisions.”
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The latest stumbling block in the rush for flu supplies is reported in a confidential document that ASL Roma 2 wrote on November 19. It is signed by the coordinator of the Medicines Area, Gerardo Miceli Sopo. The French ‘Sanofi’, one of the big companies that won supplies in England, “said that it got the hang of a large import batch of the Vaxigrip vaccine, which has passed the controls.” For this reason, Miceli Sopo writes, “6 thousand doses of the 61 thousand requested were delivered.” 55 thousand to go. Only in ASL Roma 2. In general, admits the manager, “the supply of flu vaccines is suffering considerable delays by companies that in recent weeks have not met either the quantity or the delivery deadlines of the orders of vaccines and this has caused several delays in the distribution of doses ”.
“We are in an embarrassing situation,” wrote Fimmg, the federation of general practitioners, in a letter to its members. In some local health authorities we have managed to divert small stocks of vaccination destined for other purposes but the quantities do not allow us to fully fulfill our objective ”. For the federation of general practitioners, we now need “a patch to a vaccination campaign now in disarray”, despite “the spirit of service that distinguishes us and that has currently allowed us to vaccinate a million citizens.” Basic clinics are on alert. «In ASL Roma 2 letter – Beccari resumes from his studio at Centocelle – the shortcomings of this campaign are put in black and white. They blame the companies, but what did they expect? This should be an example for the anti-Covid vaccine, when it arrives.
Legal action
The Councilor for Health D’Amato confirms that the batch was blocked after the “quality controls of the French pharmaceutical agency. They are standard controls of the vaccines, to have the absolute security of the doses, to guarantee the users ». Checks that in this case were unsuccessful, further slowing delivery times. “The real problem is this, delays in supplies – says D’Amato – Due to a tripled request around the world, they are not respecting the times. That is why we have decided to request the convocation of a large group, Sanofi Pasteur: they have won the competition for 1.4 million doses but have delivered about 900,000 to date. The negative balance is half a million, just for this lot. The regional purchasing center, concludes the Zingaretti Councilor for Health, has already started the proceedings for the legal action.
Covid, today’s bulletin November 21: New infections (34,767) and deaths (692) are decreasing. They slow down intensive care
Covid, today’s newsletter, November 21, 2020: there are 34,767 new cases in the last 24 hours and 692 deaths. There are 237,225 swabs, which slows the increase in intensive care. This is revealed in the November 21 bulletin issued by the Ministry of Health.
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