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 Italy passed the symbolic mark of 50 million Covid-19 vaccines administered on Monday, the same day the whole country became a low-risk 'white zone' and rules on wearing masks outdoors were relaxed. https://www.thelocal.it/20210629/covid-19-italy-passes-50-million-vaccinations-milestone Tue, 29 Jun 2021 12:10:13 +0200 covid-19-italy-passes-50-million-vaccinations-milestone The Italian health ministry on Friday told local authorities to increase their coronavirus variant sequencing and tracing efforts, as new data confirmed that the Delta strain is spreading in Italy. https://www.thelocal.it/20210625/coronavirus-italy-to-step-up-test-and-trace-and-sequencing-as-concern-grows-about-delta-variant Fri, 25 Jun 2021 21:15:09 +0200 coronavirus-italy-to-step-up-test-and-trace-and-sequencing-as-concern-grows-about-delta-variant The Italian Medicines Agency (Aifa) on Tuesday approved giving people under 60 a combination of Covid-19 vaccines after the government limited use of the AstraZeneca jab. https://www.thelocal.it/20210615/italy-approves-mix-and-match-vaccinations-for-under-60s-as-some-regions-continue-using-astrazeneca Tue, 15 Jun 2021 16:17:25 +0200 italy-approves-mix-and-match-vaccinations-for-under-60s-as-some-regions-continue-using-astrazeneca Italy's health ministry said on Saturday it would restrict the AstraZeneca vaccine to the over-60s, with younger people who have already received one dose to complete the cycle with Pfizer or Moderna. https://www.thelocal.it/20210612/italy-limits-astrazeneca-vaccination-to-over-60s Sat, 12 Jun 2021 17:05:03 +0200 italy-limits-astrazeneca-vaccination-to-over-60s As Italy’s coronavirus vaccination campaign continues to make progress, Italian media reports that the country plans on giving second doses to tourists this summer. But is that really going to happen - and who would it apply to? Here's a closer look. https://www.thelocal.it/20210611/is-italy-really-going-to-offer-vaccines-to-tourists-this-summer Fri, 11 Jun 2021 13:08:17 +0200 is-italy-really-going-to-offer-vaccines-to-tourists-this-summer Italy’s local health authorities have been given the green light to open coronavirus vaccination appointments to everyone over 12 years old from Thursday - but which regions are actually able to do so, and when? https://www.thelocal.it/20210603/which-italian-regions-are-offering-covid-vaccine-appointments-to-all-from-thursday Thu, 03 Jun 2021 15:35:39 +0200 which-italian-regions-are-offering-covid-vaccine-appointments-to-all-from-thursday Italy’s local health authorities got the green light to open up coronavirus vaccination appointments to everyone over 12 years old from Thursday, June 3rd. https://www.thelocal.it/20210603/italy-opens-covid-vaccinations-to-all-age-groups-from-thursday Thu, 03 Jun 2021 10:52:21 +0200 italy-opens-covid-vaccinations-to-all-age-groups-from-thursday The European Commission authorised the use of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine in 12- to 15-year-olds on Friday, following the European Medicines Agency's approval of administering the jabs to adolescents earlier in the day. https://www.thelocal.it/20210529/eu-approves-pfizer-in-children-over-12 Sat, 29 May 2021 21:05:57 +0200 eu-approves-pfizer-in-children-over-12 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 More of Italy's regional health authorities have begun allowing people in their 50s to book their first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine, after the government's emergency commissioner Francesco Figliuolo urged them to extend their vaccination campaigns. https://www.thelocal.it/20210510/coronavirus-italy-opens-vaccinations-to-over-50s-from-monday Mon, 10 May 2021 12:21:37 +0200 coronavirus-italy-opens-vaccinations-to-over-50s-from-monday Italy on Thursday hit its delayed target of giving half a million jabs in one day by the end of April, Health Minister Roberto Speranza announced. https://www.thelocal.it/20210430/italy-hits-target-of-half-a-million-covid-19-jabs-in-one-day Fri, 30 Apr 2021 15:53:31 +0200 italy-hits-target-of-half-a-million-covid-19-jabs-in-one-day Pfizer/BioNTech said on Friday it has asked European regulators to authorise its Covid-19 vaccine for 12- to 15-year-olds, a move seen as a crucial step toward achieving herd immunity. https://www.thelocal.it/20210430/could-12-to-15-year-olds-in-eu-soon-be-given-the-pfizer-covid-vaccine Fri, 30 Apr 2021 17:38:58 +0200 could-12-to-15-year-olds-in-eu-soon-be-given-the-pfizer-covid-vaccine From Trento to Puglia, Italian regional health services are reporting shortages in the supply of vaccines which mean first jabs have been delayed. https://www.thelocal.it/20210427/jabs-for-over-60s-postponed-as-italian-regions-run-out-of-vaccine-doses Tue, 27 Apr 2021 20:13:52 +0200 jabs-for-over-60s-postponed-as-italian-regions-run-out-of-vaccine-doses Despite recent improvements, the Italian vaccination campaign is unlikely to meet its target of half a million shots daily by the end of April, the country’s civil defence chief said this week. https://www.thelocal.it/20210423/italy-set-to-miss-covid-vaccination-target-this-month Fri, 23 Apr 2021 13:45:01 +0200 italy-set-to-miss-covid-vaccination-target-this-month The EU will have enough Covid-19 vaccine doses to cover 70 percent of its adult population by mid-July due to higher production within the bloc, a senior official said on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20210420/eu-will-have-vaccine-doses-for-70-percent-of-adults-by-mid-july Tue, 20 Apr 2021 13:48:29 +0200 eu-will-have-vaccine-doses-for-70-percent-of-adults-by-mid-july Up to 80 percent of people offered the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine In Sicily refuse it out of fears over its safety, according to the southern Italian region's president Nello Musumeci. https://www.thelocal.it/20210411/eight-of-ten-sicilians-offered-astra-jab-now-refusing-it-claims-regions-president Sun, 11 Apr 2021 18:19:33 +0200 eight-of-ten-sicilians-offered-astra-jab-now-refusing-it-claims-regions-president Europe's stuttering vaccine rollout faced multiple hurdles on Friday as EU regulators said they were reviewing side effects of the Johnson & Johnson shot and France further limited its use of the AstraZeneca jab. https://www.thelocal.it/20210410/europes-vaccine-woes-deepen-as-regulator-probes-another-jab-over-blood-clot-concerns Sat, 10 Apr 2021 11:32:26 +0200 europes-vaccine-woes-deepen-as-regulator-probes-another-jab-over-blood-clot-concerns Italy's failure to target coronavirus vaccinations at the most vulnerable has cost thousands of lives, an expert warned Friday after Prime Minister Mario Draghi lashed out at "queue jumpers". https://www.thelocal.it/20210409/covid-19-italian-pm-pledges-to-stop-queue-jumping-and-speed-up-vaccines-for-over-75s Fri, 09 Apr 2021 16:07:57 +0200 covid-19-italian-pm-pledges-to-stop-queue-jumping-and-speed-up-vaccines-for-over-75s Italy will allow passengers from the United Kingdom, Austria and Israel to undergo a shorter, five-day quarantine on entering the country under new regulations that take effect on Tuesday.    https://www.thelocal.it/20210405/italy-reduces-quarantine-for-travellers-from-the-uk-and-austria Mon, 05 Apr 2021 18:47:34 +0200 italy-reduces-quarantine-for-travellers-from-the-uk-and-austria Pope Francis proclaimed vaccines an "essential tool" in ending the pandemic in his Easter Sunday address and urged their swift rollout to the world's poorest countries. https://www.thelocal.it/20210404/pope-calls-for-a-quicker-vaccine-rollout-in-italys-easter-sunday-message Sun, 04 Apr 2021 15:51:29 +0200 pope-calls-for-a-quicker-vaccine-rollout-in-italys-easter-sunday-message