The government's CTS COVID panel on
Friday said the AstraZeneca vaccine is strongly recommended for
the over 60s while for those under 60 and has already had an AZ
jab, the second dose will be with the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine.
The ruling came after the death of an 18-year-old girl after
getting her first AstraZeneca jab.
CTS chief Franco Locatelli said one Italian in four had received
both jabs and Health Minister Roberto Speranza said almost one
in two had had the first one.
Speranza said Friday he would sign an ordinance making Emilia
Romagna , Lazio, Piemonte Puglia and the autonomous province of
Trento low-COVID-risk white zones from Monday, saying 'we are on
the right track, we have an incidence of 26 cases, second best
in the EU".
The four regions and the province will join Abruzzo, Liguria,
Umbria, Veneto, Molise, Friuli Venezia Giulia and Sardinia,
making two thirds of the Italian population, over 40 million
people, subject to the lowest COVID restrictions.
Speranza said the good results were the fruit of a vaccine
rollout that has now seen almost one in two Italians get their
first dose of the jab.
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