The technical-scientific committee changes: 12 members compared to the current 24 and Locatelli becomes president. The president of Aifa Palù enters

After the farewell to Agostino Miozzo, changes the composition of the Scientific Technical Committee. It will be made up of 12 members compared to the current 24 and the new coordinator will be the president of the Higher Health Council. Franco Locatelli. This is what an ordinance of the head of Civil Protection Fabrizio will establish Curcio, in agreement with the Presidency of the Council. The decision was made “in relation to the new phase of the emergency” and was considered “acceleration of the activities related to the new vaccination plan“, Which made it necessary” to rationalize the activities of the CTS, in order to optimize its operation also through reduction the number of members “. The new Committee will include not only” members of the scientific-health field “but also experts from the”statistical world, of mathematical forecasts or other useful fields to define the framework of the epidemiological situation and carry out the analysis of the collected data necessary to prepare the measures to combat the pandemic ”.

The new members are Franco Locatelli, Silvio Ironbrush, who will have the role of spokesperson, Sergio Fiorentino, who is responsible for secretary, Giuseppe Ippolito, Cinzia Bodily, Giorgio Palù, Giovanni Rezza, Fabio Ciciliano, Sergio Abrignani, Alessia Melegaro, Alberto Giovanni Gerli, Donato Greco. The ordinance that will be signed by Curcio establishes that the President of the Superior Council of Health, who will be the coordinator, the President of the Superior Institute of Health (as spokesperson for the Committee), the Scientific Director of the National Institute of Infectious Diseases Spallanzani, a designated member by the President of the Conference of Autonomous Regions and Provinces, the President of the Ethics Committee of the Spallanzani National Institute of Infectious Diseases, the General Director of Sanitary Prevention of the Ministry of Health, the President of ‘AIFA also as a component 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.

The Minister of Health, Roberto Speranza He expressed “a sincere gratitude to all those who have served the country in 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 Higher Institute of Health and the Higher Health Council and who will lead the CTS in this new season ”.