COVID-19 vaccination campaign in Italy

The Pfizer–BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine was authorized by the European Commission on 21 December 2020, on the same day after receiving recommendation for granting conditional marketing authorization by the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) of the European Medicines Agency (EMA).[4]

The Italian government bought, in a coordinated effort with the EU Commission, various types of COVID-19 vaccine, including the Pfizer–BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, and the ones produced by Moderna, University of Oxford–AstraZeneca, Sanofi, and Johnson & Johnson.

As of 6 February 2021 18:50

The vaccination campaign started on 27 December 2020, when Italy received 9,750 doses of the Pfizer–BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine. These doses were entirely used in the following days to vaccinate part of the medical and health personnel of hospitals.

The Italian vaccination campaign was coordinated and agreed with the European Union (EU). The EU countries, as per previous agreements, received the vaccine provisions according to a centralized plan developed by the European Commission.[8][9]

On 30 December 2020, 359,775 doses of vaccine were delivered by Pfizer–BioNTech.[8]

On 31 December 2020, 110,175 doses of vaccine were delivered by Pfizer–BioNTech.[8]

From 30 December 2020 to 1 January 2021, 469,950 doses of vaccine were delivered by Pfizer-BioNTech.[8]

From 5 January 2021 to 7 January 2021, Pfizer-BioNTech delivered another 438 750 doses. This type of vaccine must be stored at -70 °C. The first Italian region to start with vaccinations was Lazio, at the Spallanzani Hospital in Rome. Subsequently, the vaccines were distributed in the other Italian regions.

On 6 January 2021, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) gave its authorization for the Moderna vaccine.[10] At 8 pm on 7 January 2021, 379,910 people were vaccinated in Italy.[8]
According to a scientific study of COVID-19 virology, the Pfizer–BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine also protects against the two mutations of the virus that have spread in the United Kingdom and South Africa.[11]
Both strains share a common mutation called N501Y, a slight alteration at one point in the protein that covers the virus.[11]

On 10 January 2021, the Campania region in Italy had the highest percentage of administration compared to the doses possessed. It also claimed to have exhausted the stock.[12][13]

On 11 January 2021, 75,075 doses of vaccine were delivered by Pfizer–BioNTech.[8]

On 12 January 2021, 47,000 doses of vaccine were delivered by Moderna.[14]

On 11 and 12 January 2021, 488,475 doses were delivered.[8]

Pfizer has reduced vaccine availability by 29% as of Monday, January 18, 2021.[15][16] On 16 January 2021, 800 doses of Moderna vaccine were lost due to freezer failure in Forlì.[17]

On 18 and 19 January 2021, there are further delays and reductions in the number of Pfizer–BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines.[18][19]

On January 20, 2021, the vaccination campaign was slowed down due to a lack of vaccine stock.[20]

On January 21, 2020, AstraZeneca delays the delivery of the vaccine and reduces the expected quantities for deliveries across Europe.[21]

The delay in vaccine supply is delaying the vaccination campaign. On January 29, 2021, Moderna also cut vaccine supplies by 20%. About 300,000 doses are missing in the supply of vaccines provided for in the agreements with Moderna.[22]

The European Union is in sharp confrontation with AstraZeneca on the timing and quantity of vaccine supplies. This leads to a serious delay in the Italian and European vaccination campaign.[23]

On January 30, 2021, AIFA limits the administration of the AstraZeneca vaccine from 18 to 55 years.

On 2 February 2021, the vaccination campaign is slowing sharply due to a lack of deliveries of vaccines by pharmaceutical companies.[24][25]

On 6 February 2021, the first 249,600 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine arrived in Italy.[26]

As of 2 February 2021 21:01

Vaccinations in Italy[8][27]

Administered vaccines Vaccine doses in stock Distributed vaccines % Vaccine brand Date 17,291 452,659 469,950 = 3.6% Pfizer-BioNTech 31 December 2020 18:25:54 45,667 424,283 469,950 = 9.7% Pfizer-BioNTech 1 January 2021 23:30:08 122,528 357,172 479,700 = 25.5% Pfizer-BioNTech 4 January 2021 18:04:50 259,481 220,219 479,700 = 54.1% Pfizer-BioNTech 6 January 2021 00:25:36 322,943 372,232 695,175 46.5% Pfizer-BioNTech 7 January 2021 09:29:39 412,619 505,831 918,450 44.9% Pfizer-BioNTech 8 January 2021 00:23:47 504,587 413,863 918,450 = 54.9% Pfizer-BioNTech 9 January 2021 00:37:23 643,219 275,231 918,450 = 70.0% Pfizer-BioNTech 10 January 2021 22:41:57 705,602 287.923 993,525 71.0% Pfizer-BioNTech 11 January 2021 22:27:04 718,797 274,728 993,525 = 72.3% Pfizer-BioNTech 12 January 2021 00:14:32 791,734 615,191 1,406,925 56.3% Pfizer-BioNTech Moderna 12 January 2021 23:00:49 1,072,086 335,989 1,408,875 76.1% Pfizer-BioNTech Moderna 16 January 2021 17:21:32 1,153,501 255,374 1,408,875 = 81.9% Pfizer-BioNTech Moderna 17 January 2021 22:46:35 1,250,903 307,732 1,558,635 77.1% Pfizer-BioNTech Moderna 20 January 2021 21:48 1,312,275 541,200 1,853,475 70.8% Pfizer-BioNTech Moderna 22 January 2021 20:03 1,575,258 551,997 2,127,255 74.1% Pfizer-BioNTech Moderna 27 January 2021 16:04 1,653,027 666.108 2,319,135 71.3% Pfizer-BioNTech Moderna 28 January 2021 14:01 1,895,483 429,502 2,324,985 81.5% Pfizer-BioNTech Moderna 30 January 2021 21:03 2,018,700 306,285 2,324,985 = 86.8% Pfizer-BioNTech Moderna 1 February 2021 19:00 2,121,768 269,217 2,390,985 88.7% Pfizer-BioNTech Moderna 2 February 2021 21:01

As of 27 January 2021 22:02