Rome, May 28 (beraking latest news Salute) – Almost 41% of over 16 “received the first dose of vaccine, in addition, the following percentages are recorded nationally for the different age groups: 70-79 (80.68%), over 80 years (90.83%) “. This is highlighted by the weekly report from Altems, the High School of Economics and Management of Health Systems of the Catholic University, Faculty of Economics, Rome campus.
“However, the organizational variability of the territorial and hospital administration points for each Region remains very marked: Puglia has a greater number of territorial administration points (547) followed by Veneto (163), Tuscany (172) and Emilia Romagna (147) – observes the report – On the contrary, Sicily records a higher number of hospital administration points (128) followed by Lombardy (112) and Lazio (95). In the last seven days, the Puglia Region has activated a number significant number of points of administration (15) followed by Piedmont (5), Campania (5) “.
“On the contrary, in Liguria, in the provinces of Bolzano and Trento and in Valle D’Aosta – continues the report – there are no new points of administration. Despite the great variability between the Regions, the age of cases continues to decline among the over 70 which stood at 8.3% in the last period considered (from May 3 to May 16), close to the value recorded at the end of August 2020 (7.2%) “.
“The vaccination rush continues: in the last week 57 new vaccination points have been activated. The new activations are concentrated in Puglia (+15 vaccination points), Piedmont (+5 vaccination points) and Campania (+5 vaccination points) “, says Americo Cicchetti, director of Altems.
“The new activations – continues Cicchetti – are consistent with the vaccination strategies implemented by the Regions. Some Regions, such as Puglia, have adopted a more” capillary “approach with a large number of vaccination centers that, on average, carry out a low number of inoculations. On the contrary, other Regions, such as Campania, have preferred to concentrate vaccinations in a few centers that carry out a high number of vaccinations. As evidence of what has been said, in Puglia the ratio between resident population and vaccination points is equal to 5,573 residents per point, while in Campania the aforementioned ratio stands at 83,350 residents per point of administration “.
“Finally, analyzing the percentage of coverage of the population groups stratified by age with regard to the first vaccination dose, the following scenario is highlighted at national level: 70-79 years (80.68%), over 80 years (90.83% Different percentages are recorded between the Regions in the same age groups: for the over-80s, for example, we go from maximum values of 97% in Veneto and 96% in Umbria to minimum values of 76% in Sicily and Calabria and 82% in Campania “, concludes Cicchetti.