Italy started to administer the fourth dose of the anti-vaccine. coronavirus to people over 80 years old or inmates in nursing homes who received their first booster dose at least 120 days ago.
Most Italian regions, such as Lombardy (north), which was the first source of contamination, or Lazio, whose capital is Rome, will begin to implement this practice tomorrow. new booster dose.
The Ministry of Health, the Higher Health Institute (ISS) and the Italian Medicines Agency (AIFA) recommend this booster for those over the age of 80, inmates in nursing homes and those staying in nursing homes. patients with certain pathologies over 60 years old.
Known as the “fourth dose”, Italian authorities refer to it as the “fourth dose”.second booster“Well, that applies to those who have already been injected with a messenger RNA-based vaccine from Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna with two injections.
In Lombardy, whose capital is Milan, a special day has been declared this Wednesday, on April 18, when it will be possible to go to a health center in Sesto San Giovanni without reservation and get vaccinated. In Campania, the Naples region or Molise (south), the fourth dose will begin this Wednesday, while in others such as the Marche (center), reservations will begin tomorrow.
In total, in Italy 468 people received this fourth doseaccording to official figures.
62,037 new coronavirus infections have been confirmed in the last twenty-four hours, which is almost 15 and a half million infections According to the latest data from the Ministry of Health, since the pandemic broke out in February 2020. In addition, the loss of life of 155 people since Tuesday raised the balance. 161,187 victims deaths during the emergency.