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Covid, worries about cuts in vaccine supplies but in the region the impact will be more limited

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UDINE. In the long (and difficult) battle against Covid 19 there is always something that disturbs the dreams of all of us, even when things go the right way. The cases of infection, in the region and in general throughout the country, are reduced to a minimum, we are about to get rid of the mask (outdoors and if there is no crowding), the vaccination campaign is proceeding, so much so that in these days , Friuli Venezia Giulia will cross the milestone of one million inoculated doses. Yet the latest statements by the extraordinary commissioner for the emergency, General Figliuolo, who fears a decrease in serum supplies for July, in particular Pfizer, which is by far the most used, combined with the resurgence of the virus in the United Kingdom with the its new Delta variant, cast a shadow over the summer.

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These concerns were borne by the president of Friuli Venezia Giulia, Massimiliano Fedriga, in his role as leader of the Conference of the Regions. “I believe that at the national level we will have to reschedule some first doses to move them further because there are not enough vaccines,” said Fedriga, speaking on the television program Morning 5. Fedriga explained that “in addition to the decline in Pfizer’s supply, we have a disposed, ie the impossibility of using Johnson and Astrazeneca for the under 60 “, consequently,” compared to the forecasts that made us have more than 20 million doses in the month of July, we have fewer weapons and therefore less possibility to vaccinate “.

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Despite this, he said he was confident that General Figliuolo’s goal of “covering 80% of the population by September” could be confirmed. “The job is to vaccinate as soon as possible – he added – because with the spread of the Delta variant, which has a decidedly higher contagiousness than the English one, we also risk that measures such as spacing are not very effective.

We need a powerful vaccination campaign using the summer period when viruses are less widespread to protect ourselves in view of the autumn, when we hope that it will all be over even if we still have to take some precautions to accompany the exit from the pandemic crisis “. “I want to delude myself, indeed I want to believe, that convincing people to get vaccinated is the winning weapon – Fedriga concluded his speech – but my concern is that when there is an obligation I would not want there to be an inverse effect, that is, an even greater resistance.

So we must commit ourselves and work together with the citizens. The testimonial more than the stars and the politicians, must be science we must let science speak and the appeal I make to science is that you speak with a single voice because in this year and a half we have heard some confusing contradictions. I understand that it is normal in the scientific process to question because this is how the process evolves, but science must also understand that it is not speaking within itself, but in front of public opinion. On this we ask for clarity and above all unanimity in the declarations because otherwise it creates confusion ».

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No one knows exactly how much Pfizer’s supplies will be cut off starting July 1. General Figliuolo speaks generically of a 5%, but these are estimates, not certainties. Unfortunately, already in the recent past there has been a push and pull between the states and the pharmaceutical manufacturers of vaccines. The sure thing is that before the end of the reference quarter, that is, on June 30th, a further, massive supply of Pfizer will arrive, at least a couple of million doses, perhaps more, for Italy and, in cascade, for Friuli Venezia Giulia. In any case, if there are cuts, our region should not be negatively impacted. Or at least it could be minimal.

A certain confidence emerges in the upper floors of the building, even if everyone would have liked the same rhythm of vial arrivals. But there are several evaluations on the plate. First of all, in the specific case, Friuli Venezia Giulia has always kept a minimum of prudential reserve, a little stock of serum, even when there was the push to use up to the last dose because the vaccines would have arrived anyway. In addition, the agendas, that is the scheduling of appointments for vaccinations, were made with a certain balance, even here taking into account the prudence factor. On the other hand, the famous “open days” were never carried out, which brought water to the reasons for the campaign, especially among young people, but which inevitably dried up the stocks.

According to what has been agreed between the commissioner structure and the Regions, each institution will carry out a detailed screening of the state of the art regarding the vaccination campaign, precisely to understand if there will be an impact, and to what extent, of the reduction in supplies. Some regions that, in good faith, have tried to tighten the pace by proposing “open days” or by speeding up bookings, now find themselves with smaller reserves and may have less doses available. General Figliuolo, for his part, will make a careful analysis of the situation, to cross-reference the data with those presented by the Regions and take the necessary countermeasures.

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At the moment it seems that for Friuli Venezia Giulia, not much will change. And this is good news for those who have yet to get vaccinated or await the second dose.

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