Coronavirus, where are we with adolescent vaccination

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Only 40% of those between the ages of 12 and 19 have received at least one dose of the vaccine. But the goal is to immunize 60% before schools reopen

(Photo: Gedesby1989 from Pixabay) Just over a million have completed their vaccination cycle, another 840,000 have started, but there are still missing 2 , 7 million. Meanwhile, they are one of the most affected age groups in this second pandemic summer. One month after the reopening of schools, this is the situation regarding the vaccination of adolescents. The numbers, extracted on 8 August from the Developers Italia databases, show that just under 40% of those between 12 and 19 years old have received at least one dose of the coronavirus vaccine. In short, a substantial share is still missing to reach the 60% coverage set as a goal for the return to school by the coronavirus emergency commissioner Francesco Paolo Figliuolo. The situation, region by region, is represented in this graph:

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As mentioned, as of August 8, 1.11 million adolescents have completed the vaccination cycle, that is, who have received a double dose of vaccine, or only one if they have been injected with the vaccine. Johnson & Johnson, which requires just one injection. The number also includes those who received only one dose after contracting Sars-CoV-2, which in the database are indicated as vaccinated after "previous infection". Then there are 809 thousand boys and girls between the ages of 12 and 19 who have received a single dose of those vaccines that require a booster to unfold their full effectiveness. Now, taking into account that Istat estimates that there are more than 4.5 million Italians in this age group as of January 1, 2021, this means that 2.7 million adolescents are still to be vaccinated.

In absolute numbers, this is the Lombardy which must immunize the greatest number of people - but it is not surprising given that it is the most populous region in Italy -. This is about 413 thousand people between 12 and 19 years old. In percentage, 53.6%, a figure in any case better than the national average of 60.1% of boys and girls still not protected from the virus. The more complex situation is instead recorded in Umbria, where 74.4% of resident adolescents still have not received even the first dose of the vaccine. While Campania, with 33.7%, is the region in which the highest share has completed the vaccination cycle.

In a context in which the data say that three out of five adolescents remain completely susceptible to contagion , it is not surprising that the age group between 12 and 19 is one of those most affected by the pandemic. This is the situation in the last month:

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