Third dose of the vaccine for ultra 80enni, guests from the rsa e sanitary over 60 at risk. Here is what the new circular of the Ministry of Health provides: aseniors from 80 years of age and older, staff and guests of residential facilities for the elderly (RSA) and, at a later stage, the health professions and health care workers who carry out their activities in health, social and social health facilities welfare, public and private, in pharmacies, parapharmacies and in offices, from the age of 60 or with concomitant pathology such as to make them vulnerable to severe forms of COVID-19 or with a high level of exposure to infection. These are the categories to which the third dose of the anti-Covid vaccine will be administered.
The circular of the Ministry of Health in pdf format
Dosi booster
Without prejudice to the priority of “achieving high vaccination coverage with the completion of the currently authorized courses, it will be possible to proceed with the administration of doses «booster» from vaccine anti SARS-CoV-2 / COVID-19 (as a booster after a primary vaccination cycle) in favor of “the categories indicated, is explained in the circular” Start of administration of “booster” doses as part of the anti-SARS-CoV vaccination campaign -2 / COVID-19 ‘signed by the Director of Prevention Gianni Rezza.
They are therefore: «subjects aged ≥ 80; staff and guests of residential facilities for the elderly ». At a later stage, a booster dose may also be offered to health professions and health care operators who carry out their activities in public and private health, social and welfare structures, in pharmacies, parapharmacies and professional offices , starting from subjects ≥60 years of age or with concomitant pathology such as to make them vulnerable to severe forms of COVID-19 “.
Hope: immediately the third dose at 80, RSA and health care
«Let’s start with the third dose for eighty-year-olds, guests of the RSA and health personnel. We immediately give more protection to the most vulnerable and to those who work in health centers, ”said the Minister Roberto Speranza leaving Siena where he took part in an initiative with Enrico Letta.
Third dose per population based on data and epidemic trend
The vaccine offer strategy in favor of further target groups or the general population “will instead be decided on the basis of the acquisition of new scientific evidence and the epidemiological trend”. This is what is stated in the circular of the Ministry of Health on the third booster dose of the anti-Covid vaccination ‘Start of the administration of booster doses as part of the anti-SARS-CoV-2 / COVID-19 vaccination campaign’.
D’Amato: “Third doses start tomorrow in Lazio”
“In Lazio they will leave tomorrow from Rieti the first administrations of the third booster doses Covid for those over 80 in the RSA. After the Ministry Circular, the online booking service for third recall doses for over 80 will be activated starting from midnight on Wednesday evening (https://prenotavaccino-covid.regione.lazio.it/MAIN/HOME). It is possible to carry out the vaccination at vaccination centers or in pharmacies. Anyone who wants can also contact their family doctor ”. This was declared by the Councilor for Health of the Lazio Region, Alessio D’Amato.
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