“This will be the biggest campaign to administer a vaccine that we can remember, not just in Italy but in all of Europe and many parts of the world,” Mr. Arcuri said during a news conference in Rome. “We don’t know how many Italians will want to get the vaccine,” Mr. Arcuri said. Mr. Arcuri’s agency plans to open on Friday the bidding process for the syringes and needles needed to administer the vaccine. He said three types of syringes and at least six kinds of needles are required. More than 47,800 Italians have died in the pandemic, the second-highest number in Europe after Britain.

Source: The Hindu November 20, 2020 06:45 UTC