From today, December 16, in Italy, anti Covid vaccinations have begun for boys and girls included in the age group between 5 and 11 years. Many structures of the main Italian cities transformed for the occasion into play areas, full of colorful balloons, jugglers, baskets of games and pit stops for a chat with Santa Claus before vaccination.
In Rome they were the pioneers of the Children’s Museum Explore e the Spallanzani institute, national reference point for the battle against the pandemic in Italy. Here the Chinese couple first hospitalized for Covid in Italy was treated, here the first vaccine doses arrived on December 27 last year. The first vaccinations for health personnel, then the elderly, and finally society divided by age groups. A historical moment and a place that is destined to remain its symbol.
Today, a year later, the most heard and discussed vaccinations start from here. Those for boys and girls aged between 5 and 11 years. “My son is 5 and a half years old and I’m about to vaccinate him”, says Simona Pontecorvo, a neurologist and Jacopo’s mother. “The experiments followed all the necessary phases and the time to market was faster only because the technical and bureaucratic times were cut down”.
There are mothers, fathers and even many grandparents lined up in front of the various vaccination points in Rome. There are those who hold a chocolate, those who are preparing to take a photo, those who try to convey safety to their children. Together with the health personnel who for the occasion show off colored coats, colorful masks and a lot of sweetness in the eyes.
«Let’s trust our pediatricians, it’s not a bar stuff, it’s not a talk show stuff. And not even from social networks, as unfortunately too often happens “, underlined the Minister of Health Roberto Speranza, explaining that his children will be vaccinated. As explained by the president of the Higher Council of Health and coordinator of the CTS, Franco Locatelli, the youngest children are those, at this stage, significantly affected by Covid. «The estimated cumulative incidence is 200 cases per 100 thousand children about 7 days. The vaccine is safe and protects children ».
The debate on vaccines for children is open. On the one hand, many parents remain uncertain and on the other, many have chosen to trust science and vaccinate their children. “Jacopo has made all the vaccines foreseen for his age and some are potentially even more dangerous than this one,” continues Simona. “Above all, I will vaccinate my child so that he feels free from fear and because we can all go back to having a normal life and not always feel constantly in danger ».
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