According to the draft of the new plan, several updates are to be highlighted with respect to the vaccination plan previously approved by the government in December 2020. The new guidelines of the vaccination campaign - which may undergo some further minor changes in the course of work, but nothing substantial - collects the criteria valid and applied throughout the national territory, and therefore removes the discretion until now entrusted to the Regions. After the socio-medical and medical personnel, the priority remains for the population of over 80 and some professional categories such as school staff , public employees and law enforcement agencies. To these already mentioned are added 5 other categories by age and pathology, which will receive the vaccine in order of time. The intention of the executive is to give a strong acceleration to the plan, concluding, in the shortest possible time, the vaccination of frail subjects and over 80 on the one hand, police forces and school staff on the other.
of the Covid vaccine, subjects belonging to certain categories:
- teaching and non-teaching, school and university staff,
- the Armed Forces, the Police and the public aid, the prison services
- staff working in residential communities.
Soon, the Covid-19 vaccine can also be done in pharmacies.
over 80 by inoculating doses of Pfizer and Moderna vaccines, and that in this way the vaccination of the categories with absolute priority is completed: health personnel, social health personnel operating in the Rsa and inpatients, school personnel, the military and the forces of the " The third vaccine authorized in Italy, that of AstraZeneca, will instead be administered preferably to people between 18 and 65 years of age, but on 7 March the Minister of Health, Roberto Speranza, announced that it can also be administered to those over 65 years old.
In parallel, however, taking into account the availability of vaccines, people belonging to the 5 new categories can be vaccinated, in descending order, starting with people over 70 years old.
Specific exercises can be performed to overcome post vaccine arm pain.