"It is reasonable to think that between the end of the year and the beginning of next year we will proceed with the enlargement of the audience for those who will have to receive the third dose. The timing on which we are thinking is this".
Undersecretary of Health Andrea Costa told Sky TG24.
"For the choice of giving everyone the third dose - continued Costa - we are in an area in which politics must take note of what will be the scientific indications, on this I believe it is appropriate to clearly divide the competences: politics he must assume the responsibility of declining the choices, but he must do so on the basis of what science tells us. Today the indications we have are to proceed with the third dose on the frail and over sixty ".
It is "reasonable to think that there will be an extension. The government's task is to be ready for administration and in this respect we guarantee that we are, both in terms of logistics on the territories and the availability of vaccines. - they tell us that it is reasonable to think that we will move towards the third widespread dose and we will do it gradually. It seems to me that even on the third dose there is a positive response from the citizens, we must continue relying on their sense of responsibility, which has been largely demonstrated both in compliance with the rules and in the availability of vaccination. They made us reach extraordinary numbers that allow us to continue on the path of returning to normality ".