Pfizer cuts doses to Italy by 29%. Arcuri: we will protect Italians in every location

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January 15, 2021 Domenico Arcuri bluntly condemns the announced reduction in deliveries of anti-Covid vaccine doses by the American company Pfizer.

"At 3.38 pm today, Pfizer unilaterally announced that starting from Monday it will deliver to our country about 29 percent less vaccine vials than the schedule it had shared with the Commissioner's offices and, through him, with the Italian Regions. . Not only that: it has unilaterally decided in which administration centers in our country it will reduce the vials sent and to what extent. A similar communication has reached all EU countries. Pfizer has also announced that it cannot predict whether these lower supplies will continue. in the coming weeks, nor to what extent ", the Emergency Commissioner announced.

"Having acknowledged the seriousness of the communication as well as its incredible timing", Domenico Arcuri announces that he has "sent a formal reply to Pfizer Italia, in which he expresses his disappointment, indicates the possible consequences of a reduction in supplies and asks for immediate restoration of the quantities to be distributed in our country. Reserving, in the absence of answers, any consequent action in all offices ". 

"Today in Italy we have reached the first million administrations, demonstrating that the vaccination campaign has been launched at a pace that is unmatched in any other EU country - underlines the extraordinary Commissioner - the hypothesis of starting the administration of the vaccine to the "over 80", of providing the second dose for the health and social health personnel and for the guests of the RSA, without all the necessary doses therefore brings serious harm to its continuation. penalizing Italy is much more serious, considering the effort made so far by all the Regions to accelerate the trend of administrations ".

Arcuri then asked Pfizer to "review its intentions" and "hopes not to be forced to have to protect the right to health of Italian citizens in another way".