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January 12, 2021 "Just a year ago this virus was substantially unknown, and now we already have two vaccines approved, with the prospect of adding more, an unthinkable goal resulting from an unprecedented effort in history".

The president of the ISS Silvio Brusaferro underlines this.

"Now the institutions - he continues - in Italy as in the rest of the world, are called to another epochal challenge, that of bringing the vaccine to all citizens. Vaccinations represent a decisive weapon to defeat the pandemic, but in the meantime we must continue to use those measures we have come to know in this difficult year, the distance, the use of masks and hygiene ".

 "Our country is working well and we will work better and better as vaccines arrive; at this moment there is a maximum effort by all regions that must be recognized and which must be continued over time. This is an epochal vaccination campaign, we do not have worldwide experience of a campaign to be conducted on such a large population and in such a short time. We are all experimenting with the utmost commitment ", said Brusaferro, on the sidelines of the arrival of 47,000 doses at the ISS. of Moderna's Covid vaccine that will be distributed to the Regions starting from today. "Today is a beautiful day because we have a new vaccine available that is now being distributed to the regions. It is another arrow in our quiver and weeks of we will have others - he said - today Ema announced that at the end of the month there will be an evaluation of an additional vaccine. These are important steps because they help us to face the epidemic, to vaccinate people.

one of the most fragile and the categories at risk and to progressively protect the whole of society ". 

 first 47 thousand anti-Covid vaccines from Moderna arrived today at the Higher Institute of Health (ISS) will be distributed in the coming days to Regions giving priority to those with a greater number of inhabitants over 80 years .

This was announced by the ISS.

The first 47 thousand doses of Moderna vaccines destined for Italy arrived today at the Istituto Superiore di Sanità (Iss) have been stored at the Institute and will be distributed to the Regions in the coming days, with the means made available by Poste Italiane, announces the ISS.