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03 February 2021

The Pfizer and Moderna vaccines will be administered to the over 80 and the most fragile, that of AstraZeneca under the age of 55 to teaching and non-teaching school staff, the armed forces and police, prison staff and prisoners.

These are the lines of reformulation of the vaccination plan that emerged in today's meeting between the Regions government, according to what is learned.

These are phases 2 and 3 of the campaign, respectively, which will go live after the arrival on Monday of the first load of doses of Astrazeneca.

According to reports, there is unanimous agreement between the State and the Regions on the distribution of the 3 vaccines available today.

The goal of the national vaccine plan as revised today is to administer 2 million doses in February, 4 million in March and 8 million in April for a total of 14 million doses in a quarter.

"The vaccination campaign remains free from crises and political disputes. It is the most important thing for the whole country", according to what is learned, the Minister of Health, Roberto Speranza, on the sidelines of the videoconference meeting.

Hope: monoclonals accelerate, for Sputnik depends on Ema


"The age ceiling (of 55 years, ed) for the AstraZeneca vaccine could be exceeded in the future after further scientific evaluations", said the Minister of Health.

"Vaccines are essential, but there are also other options under evaluation, we are accelerating on monoclonal antibodies."

"The Russian vaccine? We must not be afraid of the origins of vaccines, what is important for us is the transition to the EMA (European Medicines Agency, ed). We urged the EU to scientifically evaluate the Russian vaccine and other countries ".

Boccia: the State-Regions political crisis responds with unity and seriousness


The State-Regions Conference must respond to the political crisis "with unity, seriousness and speed".

This is what emerged from the summit convened by the Minister of Regional Affairs, Francesco Boccia, which was also attended by the Minister of Health, Roberto Speranza and the extraordinary commissioner for the emergency Domenico Arcuri.

"We are in a very delicate phase both from a political point of view, and it is there for all to see, but above all in the management of the health emergency. With Minister Speranza we discussed the opportunity of this State Regions in such a complex day , but we shared with President Bonaccini and with many presidents, during the day, that the times of the crisis are not compatible with the immediate and daily responses of the emergency- said Boccia-. All the more reason we must get out of today's confrontation with the usual loyal collaboration and a unified response ".

The minister stressed that "those who sit here have the duty to put unity, seriousness and speed above everything in the vaccination campaign and in the interventions on regional health networks".