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The new Scientific Technical Committee will be made up of 12 members and the new coordinator will be the President of the Higher Health Council. Franco Locatelli. This is what will establish an ordinance of the head of Civil Protection Fabrizio Curcio, in agreement with the Prime Minister.
The decision was made “in relation to the new phase of the emergency” and considered “the acceleration of the activities inherent to the new vaccination plan”, which made it necessary to “rationalize the activities of the CTS, in order to optimize its operation. also by reducing the number of affiliates “.
Therefore, the new Committee will include not only “members of the scientific-health field” but also experts from the “world of statistics, mathematical forecasting or other useful fields to define the framework of the epidemiological situation and to carry out the analysis of it collected the necessary data to prepare measures to combat the pandemic. ” The new members are, therefore, Franco Locatelli, Silvio Brusaferro, who will have the role of spokesperson, Sergio Fiorentino, who has the task of secretary, Giuseppe Ippolito, Cinzia Caporale, Giorgio Palù, Giovanni Rezza, Fabio Ciciliano, Sergio Abrignani, Alessia Melegaro, Alberto Giovanni Gerli, Donato Greco.
The ordinance to be signed by Curcio establishes that the President of the Higher Health Council, who will be the coordinator, the President of the Higher Institute of Health (as spokesperson for the Committee), the Scientific Director of the National Institute of Infectious Diseases “Lazzaro Spallanzani”, a member appointed by the President of the Conference of Autonomous Regions and Provinces, the President of the Ethics Committee of the National Institute of Infectious Diseases “Lazzaro Spallanzani”, the General Director of Health Prevention of the Ministry of Health, the President of AIFA as well as a member indicated by the Department of Civil Protection. To these will be added an expert in legal-administrative matters, who will be entrusted with the functions of secretary of minutes of the Commission, and three other experts both in matters related to health and in statistical-mathematical matters. To the previous members of the Committee – the note from the Department concludes – the thanks of the Head of the Department for the important work done so far ”.
“A sincere thanks to all those who have served the country on the Scientific Technical Committee in these difficult months. Good job to all the newly appointed members and in particular to Silvio Brusaferro and Franco Locatelli who have shown extraordinary qualities at the head of the Institute. . Superior of Health and of the Superior Council of Health and that will direct the CTS in this new season ”. Thus, the Minister of Health, Roberto Speranza.
