The Local Italy https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Italy in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed 'Stressed' nurse gave four, not six, doses of Pfizer vaccine to Italian woman A 23-year-old woman who was mistakenly injected with too many shots of the Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine was given four, rather than six doses, Italian health authorities said Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20210510/italian-woman-given-six-doses-of-pfizer-vaccine-by-mistake Mon, 10 May 2021 14:47:38 +0200 italian-woman-given-six-doses-of-pfizer-vaccine-by-mistake Europe's Covid-19 'hotspots' to be sent four million more vaccine doses The European Union will receive an extra four million BioNTech/Pfizer vaccine doses over the next two weeks to be deployed to Covid-19 "hotspots", European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen said on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20210310/europes-covid-19-hotspots-to-be-sent-million-four-million-more-vaccine-doses Wed, 10 Mar 2021 14:54:37 +0100 europes-covid-19-hotspots-to-be-sent-million-four-million-more-vaccine-doses Covid-19: Italy announces 'six to eight week' vaccine delay after supply drop The Italian government has revised its Covid-19 vaccination plan due a reduction in supplies from Pfizer, and is now focused on making sure people who have had their first dose get the second shot. https://www.thelocal.it/20210125/covid-19-vaccinations-italy-announces-six-to-eight-week-delay-after-supply-drop Mon, 25 Jan 2021 11:23:29 +0100 covid-19-vaccinations-italy-announces-six-to-eight-week-delay-after-supply-drop No European deaths directly tied to Covid-19 vaccine, say scientists Scientists in Europe say evidence available so far does not incriminate the new anti-Covid vaccines in the numerous deaths of elderly and frail people shortly after they had received the coronavirus vaccine. https://www.thelocal.it/20210124/no-europe-deaths-directly-tied-to-covid-19-jabs-scientists-say Sun, 24 Jan 2021 14:05:25 +0100 no-europe-deaths-directly-tied-to-covid-19-jabs-scientists-say Covid-19: Italy threatens legal action over Pfizer vaccine delay Italy is revising its vaccination plan this week and has threatened to take legal action against vaccine manufacturer Pfizer over a supply delay. https://www.thelocal.it/20210121/italy-revises-vaccine-plan-and-threatens-legal-action-over-pfizer-delay Thu, 21 Jan 2021 09:35:49 +0100 italy-revises-vaccine-plan-and-threatens-legal-action-over-pfizer-delay Covid-19: Italian regions pause new vaccinations after Pfizer supply delay Italy is pushing ahead with second vaccinations, but most regions are pausing first doses following news that deliveries of Pfizer’s vaccines will be delayed. https://www.thelocal.it/20210118/covid-19-italian-regions-pause-new-vaccinations-after-pfizer-supply-delay Mon, 18 Jan 2021 15:58:24 +0100 covid-19-italian-regions-pause-new-vaccinations-after-pfizer-supply-delay COMPARE: How fast are European countries vaccinating their populations? Governments across Europe are hastily vaccinating their populations against the Covid-19 virus as infection rates remain worryingly high. We look at how some countries are having more success than others and the reasons why. https://www.thelocal.it/20210112/how-european-countries-vaccine-covid-19-compare-europe-race Tue, 12 Jan 2021 19:45:14 +0100 how-european-countries-vaccine-covid-19-compare-europe-race 29-year-old nurse first to get Covid-19 vaccine in Italy A 29-year-old nurse became the first person in Italy to receive the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine on Sunday morning, along with a virology professor and a social health worker. https://www.thelocal.it/20201227/29-year-old-nurse-first-to-get-covid-19-vaccine-in-italy Sun, 27 Dec 2020 16:11:23 +0100 29-year-old-nurse-first-to-get-covid-19-vaccine-in-italy