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March 14, 2021 "The point is not to be rigorists or aperturists regardless. We have to be realistic and I believe this government is. The numbers are so clear, when the pressure rises on hospitals there is little to do. political judgment, nobody likes to close. As Minister of Health, I have a moral obligation and a constitutional duty to protect a fundamental right of every individual. The primacy of the right to health is the axis that guides the whole government ". 

Thus the Minister of Health, Roberto Speranza, interviewed by "la Repubblica", in view of the new closures that will start tomorrow.

"The expectation of the government and our scientists - he says - is that these measures will allow us to put the curve under control despite the presence of the variants. However, it takes a few weeks to see the effects. For this reason the decree is in force until at Easter". 

"Compared to autumn, however, there is another big news: the vaccination campaign is underway. There are not only restrictive measures. Each dose administered is a step towards the end of the crisis" he adds, underlining that we are finally looking with confidence to the near future.

In the last three days alone, we have had an average of 200,000 vaccines per day.

And we will grow again.

It is difficult to say now what the X hour of the turning point will be, but the results will begin to be seen soon. "

" I have full confidence in our regulatory agencies the European Ema and the Italian Aifa ", continues the Minister. Vaccines in Italy and in Europe are all effective and safe, but the fact remains that we will continue to verify and control everything with the utmost attention. It has been an extraordinary result of the scientific community to get to the vaccine. By now around the world have been administered about 350 million doses and the evidence tells us of full safety and efficacy. We will continue with the checks, but we never forget that the vaccine is the real weapon to definitively overcome this challenge ".

 Regarding vaccine deliveries by the various pharmaceutical companies, Speranza adds that "we work every day to ensure that these deliveries are punctual since a very complex schedule is organized on them. "It was a serious displacement for the health service. I continue to think that Europe was right to build a model of shared purchasing. The free-for-all in Europe to grab the doses would certainly not have improved the situation. it was a message of division and weakness. "

"We strongly urge the European authorities to be very strict in their relationship with pharmaceutical companies for compliance with contracts. We need firmness because any delay causes damage to our campaign", he adds.