Third dose, Locatelli: "It is not taken for granted that young people have to do it too"

"I say very clearly that as far as healthy and young subjects are concerned, it is anything but taken for granted that we must go towards a third dose".

Word of Franco Locatelli, coordinator of the Scientific Technical Committee, who spoke on the sidelines of an event in Genoa.

"It was also clearly stated by the European Medicines Agency and the WHO, it is not certain that everyone has to take the third dose", observes Locatelli. coverage for those low and middle income countries where the vaccination campaign is lower than in our country ".

At the moment, the CTS has given the green light for third doses to extremely fragile, immunosuppressed patients, the over 80s and guests of the RSA.

"The vaccination campaign in our country, I say it, was clearly a success. We have more than 80% of the vaccinable population who have received at least one dose. It is no coincidence that the epidemic curve of covid in Italy is the best of all. European countries ", said Locatelli.

(Unioneonline / L)