Industry Minister Giancarlo Giorgetti
said after meeting European Internal Market Commissioner Thierry
Breton in Rome Thursday he was confident about Italian and
European vaccine production.
"I think there are elements, albeit in a situation of great
concern, that delineate a future for the supply and production
of vaccines on an Italian and European level, which can inspire
confidence," said the nationalist League party No.2.
Breton said "Italy was one of the first countries I have managed
to meet. No country can be called autonomous in the field of
vaccine strategy".
He said all European would be vaccinated by the end of the
summer.
Giorgetti on Wednesday hosted a meeting with representatives of
the pharmaceutical industry to talk about producing COVID-19
vaccines in Italy.
The meeting also featured the head of Italian medicines agency
AIFA and the nation's new COVID-19 Emergency Commissioner,
Francesco Paolo Figliuolo, who has been tasked with speeding the
vaccine rollout.
A statement by the industry ministry said many firms are ready
to start producing a vaccine here.
Giorgetti gave a mandate to the firms to identify enterprises
that can help them be ready to produce vaccines before the end
of the autumn.
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