(ANSA) - PERUGIA, DEC 26 - "A year ago I remember the emotion and even a bit of fear for a completely new vaccine.
They completely vanished when I got to take the third dose. One year later the awareness that the vaccine is the only weapon to beat Covid ": speaking is Dr. Michela Cardamone, the first doctor in Umbria to receive the dose against Covid.
"It has to be done and that's it. For oneself and for the community. For civic sense and for all those who cannot do it," he said in response to ANSA.
It was December 27, 2020 when the largest vaccination campaign in history started in Italy. On the eve of that day, Dr. Cardamone, Covid referent of the USU Umbria 1, reminds her of the feelings of that time. "A mixture - she underlines - of emotion and pride. I was and remain convinced that it is essential to get vaccinated. It drastically reduces the risk of ending up in hospital and even more of dying. These are the numbers that say it and are clear. We must then continue to follow all the necessary precautions. to block the virus, how to use masks and take care of hand hygiene ".
However, Dr. Cardamone points out that in the last two years the life of health workers has been "turned upside down".
"Everyone has given their all - he says - and they continue to give it. In the vaccination points we are working at full speed because with the passing of months the audience of vaccinated people has widened, third doses and pediatric doses have arrived. Doctors, nurses, oss and staff of Umbria they gave and continue to give their best. With a very considerable use of energy destined to continue for a long time. To beat Covid - he concludes - you need to get vaccinated ".
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