Covid is spreading again, but only 852 thousand Italians have elected to protect themselves with the vaccination, out of the more than 20 million who have been advised to do so, particularly those over 60 and feeble. There are only 282,000 individuals over the age of 80 who are immunized (6% of the audience), making them arguably the most vulnerable demographic, considering that the elderly comprised the overwhelming majority of the 235 fatalities caused by Covid last week. And, paradoxically, vaccinations have actually decreased in the last week, despite appeals to get vaccinated and the first signs of pressure on hospitals: only 178,795 injections from November 17 to 23, according to the most recent official report, less than the previous week when they had exceeded the 200 thousand ceiling and even less than the even earlier one (183 thousand). An unfavorable indication. This prediction comes at a critical juncture, as the very virus that has wreaked havoc on a global scale for the past three years is resurfacing in hospitals alongside the influenza, for which vaccinations are far more effective.
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