Waiting for the green light from Aifa, this week, for the pediatric vaccine against Covid-19.
The administrations, as recalled this morning by Franco Locatelli, coordinator of the CTS, Technical Scientific Committee and president of the Higher Health Council (Css) in Buongiorno on SkyTG24, will begin "on December 23, then maybe it will be a few days before or a few days later. Simply because pediatric formulations will be available by that date, as the dose for the age group 5-11 years is one third, 10 micrograms, compared to the adult dose. adults, because it would have created somewhat random situations, which is why we preferred to wait for the availability of pediatric formulations ".
"We are thinking - adds Locatelli - to create pediatric areas in vaccination hubs. I have also heard phrases according to which we must wait for what emerges from vaccination in other countries, but if we all do this, no one will ever have data. Scientific studies".
On the vaccination obligation in children, Locatelli says he absolutely does not embrace the idea. "Absolutely not, it is an option that must be offered, it must be persuaded, explaining why there is an advantage in vaccinating children, to protect their health and their educational and social spaces. But I would not consider the obligation" .
As well as the Green Pass: "Not even - concludes Locatelli - it has already been discussed, and Minister Speranza was clear in saying that at this moment this hypothesis was not considered".
(Unioneonline / vl)
