Few have been vaccinated against influenza A. A behavior probably conditioned by the ways in which the problem has been treated: an alarm more media than real, faced in a non-transparent way, spreading confused and sometimes even contradictory information. But the contract between the ministry and the pharmaceutical company that produces the vaccine in Italy is truly surprising: subject to secrecy and with a clear imbalance of charges, all borne by the public administration.
Although the pandemic alarm has spread faster than the virus itself, Italians who have chosen to get vaccinated against theflu a They are few. The newsletter no. 8 of 24 December of the Higher Institute of Health informs that the vaccination coverage (percentage of people vaccinated out of the total population to which it is recommended) is equal to 4 percent. For health and social care personnel, coverage is a little higher: 15 per cent. (1)
Percentages decidedly lower than those assumed by the ministry (40 percent) and which, paradoxically, transform the pandemic risk into a problem of storing unused vaccine doses, which the ASL refrigerators are full of.
But why do Italians adhere so cautiously to the vaccination program? Is it excessive distrust or do they have good reason to be hesitant?
The answer is certainly not easy, but it is probable that the behavior of operators and citizens has been conditioned by the ways in which the problem has been treated: an alarm more media than real, largely unjustified on the basis of scientific evidence, addressed in a non-transparent way, spreading confusing and sometimes even contradictory information. There is enough to explain people's misgivings.
Perplexities that could have been much wider if the Italians had had the opportunity to know the contents of the vaccine purchase contract.
A CONTRACT COVERED BY STATE SECRET
There is in fact something new, which has only recently emerged and has been overlooked by the media; a fact that disconcerts and fuels new perplexities. (2) The purchase agreement of the vaccine stipulated by the ministry is subject to secrecy.
The text of the contract is currently available on the site http://attentiallebufale.it/, a space that with healthy pragmatism and subtle irony helps guide readers in the thick jungle of scientific documents trying to distinguish serious works from hoaxes. (3) http://attentiallebufale.it/wp-content/pdf/contratto_ministero.pdf
But why a contract that should be public was classified?
The reason is very simple: it was signed on the basis of ordinance no. 3275 of the Prime Minister of 2003 adopted to deal with risks of a terrorist nature linked to the international crisis and the Iraqi war of the time. (4) The government has used it to be able to buy IP
