There will not be a day when Covid will disappear at any moment. For this reason, thinking of dismantling the entire system of rules and restrictions starting from a specific date – perhaps March 31 when the state of emergency expires – is not the best strategy. Indeed, “with 60,000 cases a day, it is a mistake” and then yes, for a while longer, to indoor masks, to the Green pass and perhaps even to the fourth dose in autumn. On the day in which the National Day of Health Workers is celebrated in Italy, Health Minister Roberto Speranza confirms himself as the leader of the most prudent wing of the government. A message, probably, also for some majority pieces that have been trampling for weeks due to a de-escalation of the measures.
In an interview with Repubblica, the minister invites everyone to “keep their feet on the ground: Covid does not take the plane and leaves on March 31”, he says, the Green pass “was and is a fundamental piece of our strategy” and “indoor masks are still important”. Not only that: Speranza opens the door to a possible, further recall of the vaccine: the fourth dose will start in March for the immunocompromised (120 days after the previous one), “but we will have to evaluate the recall for everyone after the summer. It is to be considered probable. , because the virus – he reiterates – does not shake hands and goes away forever “. The operators in lab coats are well aware of this, who today – the second anniversary of the discovery of the Codogno patient-1 – celebrated their Day, dedicated to the founder of Emergency Gino Strada. They received a message of homage from the President of the Republic Sergio Mattarella: “It is thanks to their professional preparation and their spirit of sacrifice – says the Head of State – that it was possible to stem the risk of even greater losses”. Investments and reforms are planned for the sector, but their effectiveness “is linked to the quality and commitment of those who actually make it live with their work and passion”. Pope Francis, at the Angelus, also addressed a thought of gratitude to the “heroic medical staff”.
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