"We started with a strategy of conviction and persuasion, which broke through and permeated the conscience of many citizens. If there were indications and extremes were posed, we could even consider the obligation". Franco Locatelli said this on the hypothesis of introducing the mandatory nature of the anti Covid vaccine, speaking at Che tempo che fa.
"It should be emphasized that this is probably the safest vaccine we have available today", added the CTS coordinator, stressing that vaccines "are not the result of a sudden discovery or skipped steps, we were already working on RNA vaccines. time ago".
On children: "There are no fears, also because on the day Pfizer announced the 91% efficacy, the FDA clearly said that the benefits of immunization outweigh all possible risks".
As for who made the J&J and AstraZeneca vaccines: "The J&J vaccine is one of the adenoviral vector vaccines, like that of Astrazeneca, single-dose. It is at this time the news that a review process is underway by the Fda and subsequently there will certainly also be Ema, if indications arrive, as is widely possible, to administer a second dose: a messenger RNA vaccine would also have the advantage of an even better immunological response ".
The situation in Italy: “At the moment we are not paying the price of the reopening. We are better than other European countries, even Germany in terms of viral circulation. I think it is worth remembering, when as technicians the importance of graduality was emphasized, it was certainly not to have a negative impact on the lives of Italians but precisely to avoid exactly this risk ”.
Also important is “the maintenance of what are the non-pharmacological measures: the mask, hand washing and distancing. All things that in the UK have in fact been abandoned. "
But the results, Locatelli underlines, are above all "the result of one of the highest percentages of vaccinated subjects in the vaccinable population".
Finally, the appeal: "It is true that 86% of people are covered with at least one dose and 82% with two doses and in the over 70 age group we even go above 90%, but the people who lack they must learn to love each other. Because getting vaccinated means loving yourself and above all loving others too ".
(Unioneonline / L)
