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Green Pass, buffers up by at least 50% since the obligation began

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It has now run for the 48-hour Green Pass, the document that is obtained in the pharmacy by undergoing an antigen test that certifies negativity to Covid. The assault began after August 6, the date of entry into force of the obligation of green certification to enter indoor restaurants, gyms, museums, theaters and cinemas. But it intensified close to Ferragosto, for the departures for the holidays. And it is destined to grow, given that on 1 September the Green Pass is required to travel on intercity trains, high-speed trains and airplanes for national routes (for international ones the obligation was already there). In fact, those who have not been vaccinated continue to have the alternative of the quick swab to access all the places where the green pass is required.

The queues in front of the pharmacies

It is no coincidence that in August the queues in front of the pharmacies in the gazebos set up ad hoc have lengthened and the requests have grown a lot, so much so that the hours for tampons have also been extended to the afternoon and evening. “We have registered an increase of at least 50% in requests for tampons since the mandatory Green Pass was introduced” explains the president of Federfarma Marco Cossolo.

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The identikit of who makes the tampon

For the most part, families with unvaccinated children show up for obtaining. But, say the pharmacists, there is no shortage of people who need it to go for a swim in the pool, fitness in the gym or an indoor dinner in a restaurant.

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Even foreigners in the queue

In the capital’s pharmacies they describe the large influx as “worse than at Christmas, when everyone came to swab to go to dinner with relatives and friends.” But in line in front of the pharmacies there are not only Italians leaving. The number of foreign tourists who swab before taking the plane and returning home is also high.

The incentive of controlled prices

Also contributing to the large number of tampon requests was the government’s decision to limit prices: 15 euros, instead of 22, for adults and 8 euros from 12 to 18 years. According to the agreement with Federfarma of the Ministry of Health and emergency commissioner on about 9 thousand pharmacies that carry out tampons in Italy, there are about 6 thousand that apply the controlled price.

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