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Vaccines, the return to life after the injection. “We see the light, but it’s not over”

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The head nurse: “A year apart, now I can hug my two boys again”

MILAN – Tiziana Fiorini, 46, works at the San Donato Polyclinic, a hospital specializing in cardiovascular surgery, where she directs non-medical health workers: about 600 nurses, oss, technicians and physiotherapists. He has been on the front line for a year.

When was she vaccinated and at what dose?
“In January, with Pfizer”.

What did it mean to you?
“It was first of all a great emotion. That’s where I thought, maybe we are, maybe we can see the light”.

What has changed in the workplace?
“This is demonstrated by the data, since 95 percent of the staff is vaccinated there are practically no more Covid outbreaks in the hospital. From the point of view of the procedures, however, nothing has changed: attention must be kept high and we always use the same ones. protections “.

He is at home?
“Now I can hug my children with more peace of mind. I am divorced and have two sons, one of 12 and one of 16. Last year we lived apart and I couldn’t even get close to them. We didn’t take Covid because we were very careful, but it was very hard. In general, now I feel more serene in my relationships with others “.

Do you know someone who works with you who does not want to get vaccinated?
“No, that 5 percent that is missing is for health reasons, when it is possible they will do it too. In reality there was the rush to the vaccine, everyone wanted it. We have never experienced the fear of vaccine, indeed: it was a party “.

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The caregiver: “I live for my disabled child, before I didn’t even go out shopping”

PALERMO – With the first dose of vaccine, the serenity he had been chasing for some time also arrived. For Antonella Asciutto Ferro, 61, mother of Alessandro, 36, brain-damaged and blind, last Friday was a turning point.

Antonella Asciutto Ferro

What has changed?
“For two days I have been relieved, I am less afraid to take care of my son. Finally, the time has come for me to administer the first dose of the Moderna vaccine. My son, on the other hand, received the second a month ago. It was right, to protect him, that by taking care of him day and night I would return to the vaccination plan as soon as possible “.

The wait was long. You also followed her as Sicilian contact person for coordinating families with disabilities.
“We had to wait for the national guidelines for family caregivers. I have been looking after Alessandro from the day of his birth. A trauma at the time of delivery made him disabled: I was 25 years old. Since then my battle for people with disabilities it never stopped. In the year of the pandemic we continued to fight for the most basic rights. Even for the vaccine. “

How difficult was this pandemic year?
“It was very hard. At first all the essential services for Alessandro’s well-being stopped. Only with great effort, after months, did they leave again. Then I was afraid of getting sick and being able to transmit the disease to him even just by going shopping. Since I was widowed I have stopped working. My life consists in looking after my son, his rights and those of all people like him. “

The ninety-year-old: “I’m dreaming of another trip. I’ll have a little party for my birthday”

TURIN – Mariù Lanfranco is almost 98 years old and has fought his own battle against the slow timing of the vaccine. She was included in the list of those who asked for the drug at home since for her moving is an almost impossible undertaking. But then he decided that there was no need to wait: in Turin home vaccinations started very late. She mobilized relatives and caregivers and got into a taxi with a wheelchair.

Mariù Lanfranco the day she was vaccinated

Mariú, are you happy now?
“I am very happy. In the meantime I always dream of making another trip and then I am one who is used to seeing a lot of people and with this pandemic life is very hard, more than in war if you want to be honest. I was young then. , now I’m in more trouble. Until they’re all vaccinated I can’t meet almost anyone. Anyway, for my birthday I have a plan. “

When is he birthday?
“On April 21 and I intend to see all my friends and relatives. But in turns, to avoid crowds. It’s still too early to imagine a good party, isn’t it?”.

Did he have to wait at the vaccination center?
“No, a very good organization. They were all very kind. They vaccinated me on March 30, in a few days I will go for the recall. At Easter they allowed me to see someone”.

They told me she had three husbands, is that right?
“Yes, three. I didn’t miss anything. I did the Resistance, I was born in Istanbul and I lived in four different continents. I don’t want Covid to stop me.”

The prof: “Immune for the end of school, but in September it will be a real restart”

ROME – Natascia Cirimele is 34 years old, a very young vaccine, but with a priority lane because she teaches at Rossellini, the film and television institute in Rome.

Prof Natascia Cirimele

What was it like getting vaccinated as a prof?
“Like a New Year: I booked at midnight and one minute on a Saturday and two days later, on the morning of March 1, I had my dose of AstraZeneca.”

Did you have any doubts or fears?
“Only on the effectiveness and timing because with the AstraZeneca vaccine I will be immune only in June, at the end of school. But I went quiet, I couldn’t wait to do it”.

Are there any colleagues who have refused the serum?
“I don’t know any. Among colleagues and friends who teach in other schools, the vaccination campaign is the thing that excited us the most”.

Are schools now safe places with vaccines for teachers?
“We have always placed the topic of vaccines at the center of our requests. ‘If we have to go back to class – we said in front of the lack of tracking and classes of 28 pupils – at least vaccinate us’. Not having the magic wand to manage the epidemic was one of the things to do “.

After immunity, what will it be like to go back to class in September?
“For teachers it will be the real restart, unless the vaccination plan for teachers who have not yet received the first dose does not stop. For students we could still be a vehicle of contagion. It is the right opportunity to make mass hires. and create classes with fewer pupils, for the reduction of infections and recovery of learning “.

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