The first vaccines against Covid-19 will be carried out immediately after Christmas, the eligible dates are those of 27-28 December. "Compared to the assessments we had made, we will be able to start a few days earlier with the administration of the first doses of the vaccine" explained the Minister of Health Roberto Speranza.
Lombardy is the region that will receive the largest number of doses of the anti Covid-19 vaccine from Pfizer and BioNTech in the first supply of 1.83 million doses destined for our country. 304,955 doses are destined for Lombardy.
How the Covid-19 vaccine works
The anti Covid-19 vaccine formulated by Pfizer, is an mRna vaccine, among the first to have been tested on humans. Its action is to stimulate the immune response by transferring a fragment of Coronavirus genetic material to stimulate our barriers defensive and attack the pathogen To obtain a consistent immune response after the first dose it will be necessary to undergo a booster.
Vaccine Day at the end of the year
Vaccine Day will be held by the end of 2020. The mass administration campaign will begin in January 2021. The first doses of the Pfizer vaccine, after the necessary green light from the European Medicines Agency (EMA) expected for 21 December, will be administered simultaneously in the 27 EU member countries on the European Vaccine Day, by the end of the year. date (27 or 28 December) and the number of people to be vaccinated on that occasion are yet to be confirmed. After that, the first session of mass vaccination will start, aimed at the categories that the Government and Parliament have established as priorities.
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