Vaccination has started in Lower Saxony.
We have summarized the currently most pressing questions.
Corona *
vaccinations
:
The first people have already been
vaccinated
in
Lower Saxony
.
The first 500,000
people
in Lower Saxony could have been vaccinated by the
end of
March
.
Here are the most important
questions
at a glance.
Kassel - Many have been eagerly awaiting the start of vaccinations against the coronavirus.
Last Sunday (December 27th, 2020) the time had come in Lower Saxony.
The first stitch took place in Bad Rothenfelde.
The major
vaccination centers
are not yet open.
There are the mobile vaccination teams, currently the
Corona
-
vaccinations
perform.
You have
already been to various old people's homes
in
Lower Saxony
.
First, people over 80 and caregivers should be vaccinated.
After criticism of the slow start of vaccination, it now turns out that Lower Saxony is initially receiving much less vaccine than hoped.
A delivery announced for the beginning of January will be canceled completely.
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Corona vaccinations: Vaccine so far only scarce available
The vaccine is only scarcely available in Lower Saxony - and its use is also criticized.
There are those who think it makes sense to vaccinate healthcare workers first.
We have answered the most urgent questions for you at the moment:
Is it currently possible to register for a corona vaccination?
In
Lower Saxony
, questions about
vaccination are
answered on 0800/9988665.
However, no appointments have yet been made for the 50 vaccination centers.
In Lower Saxony, the first vaccinations are being given primarily by the mobile vaccination teams.
According to this, it is planned that people over 80 years of age will be informed.
Anyone who has been notified can make an appointment either online or by phone.
The sequence of vaccinations should be determined according to the “degree of individual risk”.
The decisive factors for this are: age, living situation, previous illness and occupational risk.
Did Lower Saxony start vaccinating too late?
The
Robert Koch Institute publishes
the current number of people vaccinated in the individual federal states
every day
.
Today, Wednesday (December 30th, 2020) there were 1527 vaccinations that have already been carried out.
This makes Lower Saxony one of the federal states that have so far given the least vaccinations.
According to a ministry spokesman, all vaccination centers will have their doses by January 6th, 2021 at the latest.
The vaccine will likely run out soon.
Is vaccination already in all regions of Lower Saxony?
No.
So far vaccinations have only been made in the city and district of Osnabrück, in the district of Cloppenburg and in the county of Bentheim.
The district of Nienburg and the Hanover region are to follow today, Wednesday (December 30, 2020).
It is incomprehensible why the state government is not reacting immediately and proactively turning to other municipalities and districts, said the FDP member of the state parliament Susanne Schütz.
"Even the hospital staff, for example on the Covid 19 wards, shouldn't have to wait a day longer than necessary for the vaccination."
How much vaccine is available in Lower Saxony?
Around 127,000 doses of the vaccine from Biontech and Pfizer should be delivered by the
end of
2020
.
The
vaccine is
sufficient for up to 63,500 people because it has to be administered twice.
Approximately 1.01 million vaccine doses should
go
to
Lower Saxony
by the end of March
.
Nationwide there should be around 10.1 million vaccine doses during this period.
The delivery is sufficient for 500,000 Lower Saxony.
8 million people live in the state.
Vaccination centers: is there enough staff available?
The doctors were recruited by the
Lower Saxony
Association of
Statutory
Health
Insurance
Physicians
(KVN).
They are used both in the mobile teams and directly in the
vaccination centers
.
2071 of the total of 14,000 contract doctors have so far volunteered as vaccination doctors, KVN spokesman Uwe Köster told the dpa.
Around 131 other doctors declared themselves ready to use the
vaccine
through the Lower Saxony Medical Association
.
Among them are probably retirees.
Do you have to organize trips to a vaccination center yourself?
Yes - at least for the most part.
According to the Ministry of Health, some municipalities are also planning to offer shuttles.
The country would probably finance this measure.
Is vaccination also possible at the family doctor?
Due to the cold temperature of -80 degrees Celsius at which the vaccine has to be stored, it is currently not possible to get vaccinated by a doctor.
However, the Ministry of Health in Hanover also expects the approval of further vaccines at the beginning of 2021. These should then also be stable at refrigerator temperature.
How is it prevented that the cold chain is interrupted?
The
vaccination doses
will only be delivered when it is confirmed that everything is ready.
The vaccine is delivered in margins of 1000 pieces each.
Has the delivery been going smoothly so far?
On Wednesday (December 30th, 2020)
15,000
fewer
vaccine doses
arrived than were ordered.
When is the next delivery coming?
The next delivery is expected to
arrive
in
Lower Saxony
on January 11, 2002
.
What will Lower Saxony bet on in the near future?
“The limiting factor in the next few weeks will clearly be the amount of vaccine.
That is why the approval of further vaccines as well as continuous and reliable deliveries from the federal government are of the utmost importance to us, "said Heiger Scholz (head of the Corona crisis team in Lower Saxony).
(Lucas Maier with dpa)
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