(Note Labor and Health Ministry 11/09/2009)
go-ahead to plan vaccination against influenza A/H1N1. From October 15 will be available vaccines and the plane will be divided according to the priorities of the Order signed on 11 September by Deputy Fazio. On this basis the first to be able to use the benefit of vaccination vaccines Aranno essential public service workers as health personnel, law enforcement, public relations officer with the users or drivers of public transport and people aged between 18 and 65 years suffering from particular diseases. Even pregnant women are included among the priority categories, but only those which are located between the second and third trimester of gestation.
Ministry of Labour, Health and Welfare - H1N1 Influenza - 11 September 2009 Note
Deputy Minister of Health Prof. Ferruccio Fazio has today signed an Order on "Urgent measures Influenza vaccination for H1N1 pandemic. "
The measure identifies the categories of persons to which it is the offer of influenza vaccination with pandemic H1N1 vaccine from the time of the actual availability of the vaccine (the delivery to the regions and provinces Autonomous is forecast for the period 15 October to 15 November 2009) to cover at least 40% of the population resident in Italy.
In order of priority will be given to offering vaccination:
- people deemed essential for the maintenance of continuity of care and occupational health staff and social health, public security forces personnel and civil defense, government personnel, agencies Society and ensure that essential public services; regular blood donors;
- women in the second or third trimester of pregnancy;
- people at risk, aged between 6 months and 65 years;
- people aged 6 months to 17 years, not included in the preceding paragraphs, on the basis of the technical updates authorized by the EMEA or indications that are provided by the National Health Council;
- people between 18 and 27 years, not included in the above paragraphs.
Particularly at risk are considered those with: chronic diseases affecting the respiratory system, including asthma, bronchopulmonary dysplasia, cystic fibrosis, COPD, cardiovascular diseases, including congenital and acquired heart disease, diabetes mellitus and other diseases metabolic diseases, renal insufficiency with renal diseases of the hematopoietic and hemoglobinopathies, cancer, severe liver disease and cirrhosis of the liver and congenital diseases acquisite che comportino carente produzione di anticorpi; immunosoppressione indotta da farmaci o da HIV; malattie infiammatorie croniche e sindromi da malassorbimento intestinale; patologie associate ad un aumentato rischio di aspirazione delle secrezioni respiratorie, ad esempio malattie neuromuscolari; obesità con Indice di massa corporea (BMI) > 30 e gravi patologie concomitanti; condizione di familiare o di contatto stretto di soggetti ad alto rischio che, per controindicazioni temporanee o permanenti, non possono essere vaccinati.
In base alla disponibilità di vaccino pandemico nel corso della campagna vaccinale potranno essere inserite nel programma anche altre categorie di soggetti.
Il vaccino sarà distribuito alle Regioni e Autonomous Provinces on the basis of population and other government departments on the basis of specific agreements.
Activities related to the campaign of prevention of seasonal influenza in the circular of 23 July 2009, will begin no later than October 1, 2009.
With regard to vaccination of pregnant women, subjects aged 6 months to 17 years and covaccini will be issued a detailed order after following the opinion of the Board of Health.
