Francesco Paolo Figliuolo (Ansa)
Figliuolo: "In Lazio sensational numbers, over 92% of the over 80s are safe"
Vaccines, Figliuolo: "49.5 million administrations".
"Young people return to the disco with responsibility"
Son: "Ready for a possible third dose, science will tell us if and when"
Son: we will have enough vaccines to immunize
Son to the Regions: "Provide over 60 figures who refuse doses"
Vaccines, Son: "Those with mRna will be enough for everyone. Safe and effective mix"
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July 12, 2021 "This victory at the European Championships is a victory for all Italians. It is an injection of confidence, for the economic rebirth we need confidence", said the extraordinary commissioner for the coronavirus emergency, General Francesco Paolo Figliuolo, on Tg2 Post. "We are at 58 million inoculations, around 45% of the population - he stressed - I consider this an important figure, clearly not enough. We must intercept the so-called undecided, at European level they are called hesitant".
Herd immunity
"We must reach 80% of the vaccinated population by the end of September": continued Figliuolo, underlining "a series of initiatives, let's think of magical nights, open days, open nights, to have vaccines without reservations". "We need a greater involvement of general practitioners, pediatricians," he added.
Third dose
On the third dose, the general assures that it will be guaranteed to all, specifying that he wants to get out of the logic of the hubs. A third dose of Covid vaccine? "More than a third dose, they call it a booster. We do not yet know whether it is really necessary or not." "We joined Europe to take large quantities of doses to cover needs and also have a supply. Certainly we will need to step out of the logic of the hubs and make the most of the ability of general practitioners, pharmacists, pediatricians of free choice" . "Whether the call is valid for everyone or only for the frail, the elderly, etc ... we will see this. We are equipped to guarantee the whole population a third dose".
The relationship with the Regions
"When I was appointed commissioner there was a turning point, I focused a lot on information systems, first there was no insertion of the health card, then we increased the work with the post office system, after which there was a constant and capillary work in the daily management. There is a mutual trust with the Regions ". "We have seen that if you become a team, you can win the challenge of such a complex emergency, you arrive at solutions, even complex problems can be broken down. It is one of the greatest lessons learned", said Figliuolo.
Retheria and vaccine production in Italy
"The Reithera vaccine is moving towards the third phase, it will still take between 5 and 6 months to go into production, I discussed
these issues
with Giancarlo Giorgetti (Minister of Economic Development,
ed
). Specifically, Reithera is waiting the transition from the second to the third phase of the trial while negotiations are underway for an mRna vaccine - among those that already exist - under license in Italy and discussions are well underway ", concluded Figliuolo.
Macron's choice on the Green Pass
"Nobody alone can win this so complex challenge, you have to team up, this is one of the greatest lessons learned, if you team up a nation like Italy wins", specified the extraordinary commissioner for the Covid emergency. "Vaccination is one of the keys to return to normal. Macron's choice? Using the green pass for this type of event, restaurants, shopping centers, could be a good solution, even to push vaccination", added "one more motivation for the diehards of the vaccine ".