21:33, 26 July 2021 | GMT +6
COVID-19: Italy ‘on track’ for 80% vaccine coverage in Sept
ROME. KAZINFORM - Italy's COVID-19 Emergency Commissioner Francesco Paolo Figliuolo said Monday that Italy was on target to have 80% of the population vaccinated for COVID-19 by the end of September, a level of coverage that should bring about herd immunity, ANSA reports.
«By the end of July we will have covered 60% of the people it is possible to vaccinate,» Figliuolo said as he visited a vaccination hub in Turin.
«Our aim is to get up to 80 by the end of September and that target is a step away.
«We are at 56% and I consider that a good result.
«Now we have to keep going without letting up».
When asked about a demonstration by a group of anti-vaccination protesters outside the hub, Figliuolo commented: «I saw lots of young people (having jabs) and some people who are against (vaccinations) and that is right - it's a free country».