“Follow the vaccine”, free antibody checks for 60,000 under 65s in Palermo

PALERMO – Free immunological survey for 60,000 people under 65 who will undergo the vaccine in the hub of the Mediterranean Fair and at the CTO, in Palermo, to monitor the development of antibodies over a year. The “Follow the vaccine” campaign is the pilot initiative launched by the Musumeci government with the Emergency Technical Laboratory-CTO of the quality control and chemical risk operational unit of the Villa Sofia-Cervello hospital in Palermo and presented today.

“Start a serological monitoring campaign of the antibodies of those who receive the anti-Covid vaccine – says the general manager of the health department, Mario La Rocca – it is important to establish the guidelines to be applied in the near future. Finding out how long the antibodies remain in the body is essential for planning any other booster doses. We do not exclude that an initiative like this can also be replicated in other areas of the Sicilian territory ». The “Follow the vaccine” campaign plans to offer free to users under the age of 65, who want to book, the evaluation of any natural antibodies developed due to exposure to Covid and the immune response during the vaccination process. Those who begin the vaccination process will be able to carry out this innovative serological test at least three days before the first administration, then at 1, 6 and 12 months after the end of the vaccination cycle. “We will use an innovative serological test, which allows us to distinguish natural antibodies from those developed after vaccination – underlines Francesca Di Gaudio, director of the Quality Control and Chemical Risk Operational Unit of the CTO – It is essential to associate the vaccination campaign with that of investigation serological, also to proceed with the release of the famous green pass. ”Those who wish to participate in the immunological investigation can book on the website www.seguiilvaccino.oldmcl.com (which will be activated from next Monday).