Candidate patients are people who have undergone the first booster for at least 4 months (120 days) and have not contracted Covid after the administration of the first booster dose. Elderly (born in 1942 or earlier), residential (guests in elderly facilities) and frail conditions can be vaccinated
UDINE. The risks faced by the elderly over eighty and people with pathologies, the effectiveness of vaccines in preventing serious forms of infection and the slowdown of the campaign: in consideration of this, the Region has formally sent a reminder to the Health Authorities, to the health operators and to general practitioners to relaunch the anti-Covid vaccination campaign for the fourth dose (second booster) for people over 80 and over 60 with frailty.
As explained by the deputy governor with responsibility for Health, in Friuli Venezia Giulia, to date, 14 thousand doses have been injected into an estimated audience of 105 thousand subjects to be vaccinated. To this data must be added the scientific evidence on the increase in the efficacy of the vaccine after a second booster against symptomatic forms, hospitalizations and severe forms of disease and in the prevention of deaths. Therefore, also considering the low rate of adverse events detected in field studies in this population group, the Administration recommends to all general practitioners, specialists and all healthcare professionals who have contact with patients over 80 or with frailty / immunocompromised to actively advise the second booster of vaccination.
In detail, it is reiterated that candidate patients are people who have been subjected to the first booster for at least 4 months (120 days) and have not contracted Covid after the administration of the first booster dose and, moreover, must possess certain requirements: personal data ( born in 1942 or earlier), residential (guests in facilities for the elderly) and frailty (born in 1962 or earlier with a pathology included in the ministry’s list).
Citizens falling into the categories and who do not reside in residential facilities for the elderly will be able to book vaccination with the means activated for the campaign (call center, Cup, webapp, pharmacies). Citizens over 60 with frailty must fill in the form indicating the pathology they suffer from, available on all company sites
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