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The Coronavirus vaccine has arrived in Rome. Today, December 25, the van with the 9,750 The doses of Pfizer vaccine destined for Italy crossed the Brenner border and at night arrived at the Tor di Quinto barracks escorted by police cars. Tomorrow, December 26, he will face the last trip before the distribution, that of the Spallanzani Institute in Rome. In the capital, military vehicles are already ready to take the doses to other destinations that can be reached by land within a radius of 300 kilometres. Next, different doses will be boarded at the Pratica di Mare airport. All this first phase of distribution is in charge of the Defense.
The distribution
Others must be added to the first thousand doses. 450 thousand In the week beginning December 28, it will take 300 management points. In total of the batch of 200 million of vaccines purchased in the European Union should reach Italy 27 million. The first vaccinations at the end of the year will involve health personnel and then 11 million of Italians over 60 years old.
As Commissioner Extraordinary Domenico Arcuri stated in a recent interview, the second wave of vaccines should begin in the first quarter of 2021, even if the date is yet to be clarified. In any case, in the second “most massive” campaign, in addition to those over 60, operators who perform essential services that put them at risk, such as police officers and school teachers, will also be vaccinated.
The rules
Currently in Italy there is no obligation to vaccinate. The mandatory nature of the vaccine in the workplace has been the subject of growing debate in recent days. In an interview with Daily fact Judge Raffaele Guariniello raised the hypothesis of the dismissal of employees who do not agree to be vaccinated, thesis that nevertheless raises some doubts. Meanwhile, the National Order of Biologists has published the consent form for the Comirnaty vaccine on its website, while the Italian Medicines Agency has produced a guide.
Cover photo: Rainews | The first van with doses of the Pfizer vaccine at the Brenner border
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