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AGI – Italy can reach the target of 42 million vaccinated by the end of the summer, the threshold identified for herd immunity: This was stated by the Emergency Commissioner, Domenico Arcuri, in an interview with Il Fatto Quotidiano. “We already have a certainty of 38 million” doses of vaccine “for the first three quarters: first and doses and booster for 20 million Italians”, thanks to the doses of Pfizer and Moderna, Arcuri recalled, and “the EU is negotiating another 13.5 million doses from Pfizer and 10.8 million from Moderna ”, to which will be added the doses of the other vaccines that will be approved.
“Vaccine is not a rare commodity. We have a plan approved by Parliament “and everyone will be able to get vaccinated” without anxiety, without preferential lanes, without ‘vaccine market’ “, explained the commissioner,” when we have enough doses, we wait between the second and third quarter, everyone can easily get vaccinated. The solemn promise is: we will not leave a single dose of vaccine in our warehouses ”. Arcuri highlighted that “98% of regional sites are equipped with cold stores or will be in the first days of 2021. We are buying the remaining 2%. “.
“Italy will have 202 million doses, 13.4% of the EU“, explained the commissioner,” immediately from Pfizer we will have 27 million: 8.8 in the first quarter, 8.1 in the second, 10.1 in the third. And the EU is negotiating with the company to get us another 13.8 million. If the EMA approves Moderna’s vaccine on January 6, we are set to receive another 10.8 million: 1.4 in the first quarter, 4.7 in the second and the same in the third. And the EU is negotiating, but there will be another 10.8 million. And I am confident that the 40 million doses of Astrazeneca will also arrive in not too long ”.
