“I very much appreciated that Pfizer awaited the outcome of the American elections and the defeat of that champion Donald Trump to announce the extraordinary efficacy of the anti covid vaccine. Science makes us dream“. Thus, the Undersecretary of Health, Sandra Zampa, had commented on the news of the effectiveness at 90% of vaccine studied by Pfizer.
After his statements, the criticisms they rained from everywhere. “It seems that in the US this multinational is ready with a vaccine, tell me if it is normal for Zampa to say ‘thank goodness that the news of the vaccine came after the US elections‘”, commented the leader of the League, Matteo Salvini, guest of Nicola Porro a Fourth Republic. Then he added: “But will you be normal as an undersecretary? I would expect more evolved reasoning …“. “The statements by Undersecretary of Health Zampa with which he would have ‘appreciated’ that Pfizer has awaited the outcome of the US elections to announce the discovery of the vaccine are evident severity“, was the comment of the deputy of Brothers of Italy, Galeazzo Bignami. And he added: “One of the two: either what he says is true and therefore means that the left are exploiting the solution to the pandemic situation by subordinating it to the needs of a political party, or what he says is false and therefore the Undersecretary must leave“. In both cases, it would be a serious situation, because”once again this Government demonstrates its inadequacy and incapacity“.
Soon after came the words of Sandra Zampa, who defended herself by claiming that the controversy is the result of a misunderstanding and exploitation. “My words about the announcement of the Pfizer vaccine efficacy have been misunderstood and by someone exploited– stated the undersecretary in a note-I never intended to say that the vaccine, like any other scientific discovery, should be subordinated, in time and manner, to political evaluations. In fact, I think exactly the opposite and that is that science must have aautonomy absolute from politics and politics must always respect it. I hope my words are now clear and unambiguous“.
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