Campania, De Luca says no to the mix of vaccines

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June 13, 2021 No vaccine mix. This was decided by the governor of Campania, Vincenzo de Luca. "The Campania Region deems it necessary to make clear choices. From today, - he said - we will no longer administer vaccine doses to viral vectors, to any age group. Pfizer and Moderna continue". And clarifies: "Who made the first dose of AstraZeneca over the age of 60, can complete the cycle with AstraZeneca. For subjects under 60 except for those in the 12th week, no vaccines other than the first dose are given, based on scientific concerns that we will send to the Government. without which we will keep the refusal line of the vaccine mix ".

"The events of the last few days - underlines De Luca - relating to the use of the AstraZeneca vaccine have radically changed the level of trust, sensitivity and willingness of citizens in relation to the vaccination campaign. It is therefore necessary to rebuild the relationship of trust towards the State, today strongly compromised. To this end, any attitude of minimizing problems would be irresponsible. The reality is that from today the vaccination program completely changes ". At this point, the governor of Campania continues, there is a need for "a radical simplification". “The roles are clarified. You are linking to the function of the Commissioner to a purely technical-operational work, relative to the distribution of vaccines. "

"The medical-scientific communication should be traced back to the Ministry of Health alone, which must assume the responsibility of providing the guidelines, letting only one person in the ministry speak", he adds. "The existing level of confusion really risks jeopardizing the vaccination campaign. We hope - concludes De Luca - that from now on, by the central bodies, expressions such as: 'it is recommended', 'it is recommended will be eliminated in communication ',' is preferable ', but simply say' it is allowed ', or' it is forbidden '".