Green light to the anti-Covid vaccine plan, we start already after Christmas

In Italy it will not only be a Christmas under Covid, but also the one in which the vaccination campaign most impressive in history. The plan in which hope is placed to loosen the grip of the coronavirus is ready: before the last of the year and at the same time as the other EU countries there will be the first limited batteries of vaccinations for symbolic categories such as health care. Something like the V Day desired by the president of the EU Commission Ursula von der Leyen: “Sarebbe bello avere un’unica data dei Paesi Europei. Spero lo si possa fare ai primi di gennaio”, dice il premier Joseph Conte“but to have an impact on the population it is necessary to reach” a sufficient percentage of vaccinated people, “10-15 million, and we expect to have them in late spring”. It will start in January mass vaccination real. To begin with, over 1.8 million doses will be delivered by Pfizerin un giorno ancora da stabilire, dopo l’autorizzazione dell’European Medicines Agency (Ema) e poi di quella italiana, l’Aifa, expected next week, in record time. The vaccination plan presented by the Commissioner Dominic Arcuri was approved by State-Regions Conference and the first batches of doses were assigned to the latter, first la Lombardy epicenter of the pandemic in Italy with almost 305,000 vials. Arcuri will send the Regions an instruction booklet for the vaccine and all the indications for the administration procedure.

But there are already controversies: the Campania of Vincent DeLuca complains that the initial quota is too small (135,890 doses) for a population of almost 6 million inhabitants. In the first delivery, Pfizer will send 1,833,975 doses of vaccine, with which they will be vaccinated healthcare workers and social health, public and private, as well as guests and staff of residences for the elderly; in the second, a few weeks later, over two and a half million: there will be a booster for the first vaccinated and doses will begin to be administered to more fragile categories. Per la vaccinazione di massa il commissariato all’emergenza cerca 3 mila medici e 12 mila infermieri; da ieri si possono inviare le candidature. Otto italiani su 10 sono pronti a farsi vaccinare, secondo un sondaggio Demopolis per Rai Radio 1: the 40% as soon as possible, the 44% at a later time; only the 16% is not going to do that. To reach at least 70-80% of the population and theherd immunity an information campaign on the safe, non-mandatory and free vaccine will be important, given that even among the health personnel there is a share of distrustful or refractory.

The Government is ready to put Italy in the red zone from the eve to 3 January

Il Governo ormai ha deciso: per evitare rischi di assembramenti e una nuova impennata della curva dei contagi l’unica strada è dare un altro giro di vite alle misure di contenimento. Sul punto c’è una sostanziale condivisione da parte di Ministri, Regioni e forze politiche, che in una giornata ricca di vertici-fiume consegna come ipotesi la high-risk closure on holidays and days before holidays from December 24th to January 3rd. Giuseppe Conte clarifies that “We met to reinforce the Christmas plan. The experts have advised us on a few additional measures and we must avoid a third wave”. The decision is not yet definitive, the confrontation with Italia Viva is still missing, whose head of delegation, Teresa Bellanova, was involved in an important summit in Brussels for Made in Italy; if Matteo Renzi's party also gives its go-ahead, the car will be set in motion, most likely with a new Dpcm, but other avenues are not excluded, such as a amendment to the Christmas decree o anche un’oordinance of the Minister of Health.

Several regional presidents also tuned in on the penalty line, Luca Zaia in the lead, but to support the governor of Veneto are also Lazio di Nicola Zingaretti, Friuli Venezia Giulia of Massimiliano Fedriga, Molise and the Marches. The applause also comes from the Government, in particular from the Minister of Regional Affairs Francesco Boccia and from that of Health Robert Hope. The term of comparison is Germany, where the chancellor Angela Merkel ha deliberato il lockdown durante il periodo delle feste per mantenere in sicurezza la popolazione ed evitare ulteriori chiusure a gennaio, quando i ritmi della produzione rischierebbero di subire un pericolo stop a causa del Coronavirus, proprio quando in tutta Europa inizieranno le campagne vaccinali. La sua riflessione ha fatto breccia anche nel nostro Paese, in particolare nelle stanze dell’esecutivo. La nuova stretta arriverà entro la fine di questa settimana, molto probabilmente, dopo la fine del giro di incontri con enti locali e forze politiche.

This evening Conte will meet Renzi to try to avert the crisis

The crisis must be avoided, but the problems remain. The government verification does not dissolve doubts about the future of Joseph Conte, dopo le forti fibrillazioni degli ultimi giorni. I faccia a faccia del premier con le forze di maggioranza hanno avuto (finora) l’effetto sperato: ora manca l’ultimo, e probabilmente il più importante, quello che può confermare o ribaltare la situazione: l’incontro tra il premier e Matthew Renzi, which will take place tonight at 18.00. "We will discuss and see if there are the conditions to start again more cohesive than before", admits Conte, who reiterates the concept: "Iv is a travel companion, it is essential but we must address the issues on the merits", because "a government cannot it can go on without the trust of each majority political force. If it weren't there, we know what the consequences would be." But he warns: "It would be a serious irresponsibility to stop for a lack of internal confrontation". Therefore, full openness to the requests of Italy alive, also on the reshuffle: "If there are political petitions, they must be addressed". The reverse of the Prime Minister on control room who will have to deal with Recovery plans è un’altra dimostrazione che tutti hanno capito, l’importanza di fare un passo indietro e rinunciare ai propri obiettivi: “Se ci sono proposte alternative, ben vengano”, smorza i toni il capo dell’esecutivo.

The Mes agitates the majority. Compact Pd, Leu and IV, the M5S remains on the barricades

But reducing the risk of a crisis in the dark doesn't mean that i internal problems of the majority siano risolti d’incanto. La divisione, profonda, resta su alcuni temi, come il month. The positions of the various players in the coalition have never changed, and the words of the deputy secretary of the Democratic Party prove it Andrew Orlando: “Credo che l’Europa, tutta, avrà bisogno di tutte le risorse, e anche questa sarà utilizzata, ma forse servirà un’ulteriore modifica”. Frasi che saranno rimbombate nelle orecchie degli alleati Five stars come un colpo di cannone; infatti i pentastellati speravano di essere stati chiari sul punto: “Finché saremo noi al governo, l’Italia non lo chiederà”, ha ripetuto come un mantra Louis DiMaio on every occasion, public and private. And Conte did the same, reiterating that those 37 billion are of no use to our country, which can already count on the resources of the Recovery Fund. But in this match the centre-left it is compact: in addition to the dem, too Robert Hope has always said that any money for health care is welcome.

While even more direct are the exponents of Iv: “Is there a limit to lies? For months now the prime minister and the M5S have been carrying on their ideological battle to deprive our country of the money from the Mes, which is already ready and available ", bites the deputy Luciano Nobili. The reasoning, however, does not penetrate the heart of the pentastellati, who resist: "We must not be ideological, for me the Mes is not necessary for our country at the moment", try to close the matter Robert Fig; il presidente della Camera usa l’Europa come termine di paragone: “Non c’è alcun Paese che ha fatto accesso al Meccanismo, guardando anche come stanno andando le aste dei nostri titoli”. La posizione è corroborata dal ministro per i Rapporti con il Parlamento Federico D’Incà: “We have two priorities: to run the country through the Recovery plan and, from January, to put into practice a great vaccination plan to get out of the pandemic”. Words that fit perfectly with the thought of the Minister for EU Affairs Enzo Amendola: "I doubt that there are alternative majorities that can be created on the Mes in Parliament". The challenge remains open, leaving the majority on the grill for the umpteenth time.

The Senate Hall

L'Senate assembly will meet again at 9.30 to examine the preliminary question on the so-called security decree passed last week by the House; later, but not before the afternoon, discussions on the same measure will take place.

The Senate Committees

As regards the Commissions, the Constitutional affairs, in meeting with the Justice, concluderà l’esame del decreto in materia d’immigrazione, protezione internazionale e complementare, nonché misure in materia di divieto di accesso agli esercizi pubblici e ai locali di pubblico trattenimento, di contrasto all’utilizzo distorto del web e di disciplina del Garante nazionale dei diritti delle persone private della libertà personale. La Justice it will examine the bill on the suspension of the terms relating to obligations to be paid by the freelancer in the event of illness or accident. There Defence the cycle of hearings on the assigned deal relating to the profiles of cyber security pertaining to national defense will continue. There Instruction, in meeting with the Work, ascolterà i rappresentanti del Comitato olimpico nazionale italiano (CONI) sullo schema di decreto legislativo in materia di riordino e riforma delle norme di sicurezza per la costruzione e l’esercizio degli impianti sportivi e di normativa sull’ammodernamento o la costruzione d’impianti sportivi. There Healthcare discussions will continue on the decree, already approved by the Chamber, for the relaunch of the health service of the Calabria region and for the renewal of the elected bodies of the Regions with ordinary statute.

The House Chamber

L'Hall of the Chamber will meet again on Thursday at 15.30 for the examination on the decreto per la tutela della salute e le misure di sostegno economico connesse all’emergenza COVID, the so-called refreshment decree, which also includes the subsequent bis, ter and quater decrees which have merged into the provision through amendments by the Government.

House Committees

As regards the Commissions, the Justice it will hold several hearings on the pdl for access to the legal profession and some on the pdl relating to the illicit production, trafficking and possession of narcotic or psychotropic substances in minor cases. The commissions Foreign, with the EU policies, ascolterà l’Ambasciatore Tedesco in Italia S.E. Viktor Elbling sugli esiti della presidenza tedesca del Consiglio dell’Unione europea. Nella giornata di oggi la Budget Commission it will not meet to examine the budget law. There Finances, with the Productive activities, will compare and conclude the examination on the relaunch decree. There Culture will examine the bills for the abolition of the ban on simultaneous enrollment in several universities or university study courses. There Transportation the cycle of hearings will continue on the pdl for the modification of the Highway Code and some on the program contract scheme between MIT, Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane and the Euralpin Lyon-Turin Tunnel (TELT), for the financing, design and construction of the section cross-border of the common part of the new railway line. With the Productive activities si confronterà sullo schema di decreto del Presidente del Consiglio dei ministri per l’individuazione degli attivi di rilevanza strategica nei settori dell’energia, dei trasporti e delle comunicazioni.

There Productive activities esaminerà lo schema di decreto legislativo per l’adeguamento della normativa nazionale alle disposizioni europee sulle misure per garantire la sicurezza dell’approvvigionamento di gas. La Work ascolterà i rappresentanti di CUB e SGB nell’ambito dell’esame della proposta di legge sull’accesso anticipato al pensionamento per i lavoratori delle imprese edili e affini, e quelli di Assocontact nell’ambito della discussione della risoluzione sull’applicazione della normativa in materia di contratti a tempo determinato introdotta dal cosiddetto decreto dignità. There Social Affairs ascolterà i di rappresentanti della Conferenza delle regioni e delle province autonome di Trento e di Bolzano nell’ambito dell’esame della legge di delega al Governo per il sostegno e la valorizzazione della famiglia ed esaminerà le risoluzioni per contrastare le ricadute sociali dell’emergenza epidemiologica. There Agricultureproseguirà le audizioni sulla pdl in tema di ippicoltura, esaminerà lo schema di decreto ministeriale per il riparto dello stanziamento del Mipaaf per l’anno 2020, relativo a contributi a enti, istituti, associazioni, fondazioni e altri organismi, e la pdl per favorire interventi di ripristino, recupero, manutenzione e salvaguardia dei castagneti. Infine, la EU policies will examine the European delegation law.