Rome, November 17, 2021 – On the day theMom announced the evaluation of the Novavax vaccine, other steps are taken in the fight against Coronavirus. This is the anti Covid pill, which, announces Aifa, in Italy “there could be in the weeks following Christmas“As explained, speaking on Sky, the director general of the Agency, Nicola Magrini, “we have taken steps to ensure that these two oral drugs are booked as soon as possible, having made agreements to that effect in recent days”. And it seems, therefore, that soon we will be able to count on one more weapon against the pandemic. Or rather, two. “The evaluation will also be done centrally in the next few days for the 2 drugs, that of Merck is that of Pfizer – Magrini explained -, which have given promising and comforting results. The evaluation will take place in the coming weeks. However, even in Great Britain, where the drug has been authorized, it is not yet available “.
The Covid bulletin of November 17
Regarding, however, the vaccinations in the lower age groups, “we believe – added Magrini – that at the end of the month, perhaps 29, l’Mom will decide on the vaccine to the age group 5-11 years and the response is likely to be positive. Subsequent vaccination policies will follow. “On this point, he specified,” La information campaign it will be done gracefully and gradually and will be necessary to make people understandutility of this vaccination also with the involvement of pediatricians and family doctors. It is necessary to generate trust in everyone – added the general manager -, to be built gradually “.
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The Aifa director then urged acceleration for the third doses on frail patients, the immunosuppressed and those over sixty and from 1 December vaccinating the youngest. He then added that “the covid vaccine is likely to be administered annually how’s that flu“.” Today – concluded Magrini – the availability of vaccines is greater, it is a question of obtaining maximum involvement from those who have benefited most from them “.
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