The "counterattack" al Covid-19 it also begins in Italy. Today, 27th December, in our country, as well as in the other countries ofEuropean Union, is the day of "Vaccine day". This is a symbolic date, which marks the start of the Vaccine Plan, which should lead to mass vaccination bysummer 2021. The first Italian to receive Pfizer's Covid-19 vaccine, at 7.20 this morning it was Claudia Alivernini, a nurse in the infectious disease department of the hospital Spallanzani di Roma.
Class 1991, graduated in nursing sciences atLa Sapienza University of Rome, Alivernini, like many colleagues, has been at the forefront of the fight against coronavirus right from the start, assisting patients suffering from Covid-19 in the hospital, but not only. Thanks to his work in mobile units Usca-R of Lazio region, Alivernini also assisted patients at home. Already a few days ago, the nurse had declared at the press conference: "I proudly represent all healthcare professionals like me who have been at the forefront of this pandemic. Getting vaccinated is certainly an act of love and responsibility towards the community". Claudia Alivernini was not the only one to receive the vaccine against Covid-19 in Italy. In addition to the nurse, the infectious doctors were also vaccinated Alessandra Vergoni e Alessandra D'Abramo, the virologist Mariarosa Capobianchi and the health and social worker Omar Altobelli.
Vaccine Day: the arrival of the vials in Italy
the premium 9.750 doses of the vaccine Pfizer-BioNtech against Covid-19 they left Belgium and arrived at the Spallanzani institute in Rome yesterday morning. The operators transported the vials inside a special van to temperature -70 °, escorted by the carabinieri. These were then divided intoHub of the military airport of Sea Practice and distributed in the 21 Sub hub e ASL of the various regions of the boot. L'Army, Navy andaeronautics, coordinated the transport operations, making available 360 vehicles, 11 aircraft e 73 helicopters. Already from tomorrow they will leave approximately 470 thousand doses per week, which will be delivered in 300 delivery points scattered throughout Italy. The prime minister, Giuseppe Conte, expressed satisfaction with the arrival of the first vaccines in Italy on Twitter: “Today Italy wakes up. And the #VaccineDay".
Vaccination of Claudia Alivernini and his four colleagues on this Vaccine Day is theredawn of a new hope. The light at the end of the tunnel after months of suffering and sacrifices, especially of the health workers who worked continuously with grueling schedules. Today's is a historic day. THE'Italy andEurope whole will be able to start again soon and gradually return to that normality that until recently was only a mirage, but which now seems to be closer than ever.
