No second Astrazeneca vaccine dose for under 60-year-olds: The World Health Organization (WHO) is critical of this.
Because of several cases of thrombosis after an Astrazeneca vaccination *, only people over 60 in Germany receive this vaccine.
If you are younger and have already been vaccinated once, you should be injected with a different vaccine the second time.
But the World Health Organization (WHO) does not recommend so-called
cross
-
vaccinations against the coronavirus
.
There are not yet sufficient data for possible risks of a first vaccination dose with Astrazeneca and another agent as a second vaccination, said WHO spokeswoman Margaret Harris of the German press agency.
Harris was referring to a preliminary recommendation from a WHO panel of experts in February.
Accordingly, the same product should be injected for both partial vaccinations for the time being.
The experts called for
more research
to check the mix of vaccines.
WHO warns of the possible risks of a second vaccination with other vaccines
In Germany there is a certain pressure to do precisely such cross-vaccinations
.
The reason: As of recently, people under 60 have not been injected with the Astrazeneca vaccine because of the risk of thrombosis.
According to Federal Health Minister Jens Spahn (CDU), 2.2 million citizens under 60 have already received a first vaccination with Astrazeneca.
The question now is how do these people get their full vaccination protection, for which a second dose is necessary.
The Standing Vaccination Commission (Stiko) recommends that those affected get a second vaccination with an mRNA vaccine (Biontech / Pfizer or Moderna) after twelve weeks.
However, a decision has not yet been made.
The health ministers of the federal states initially want to discuss open questions.
"
Without sufficient data on possible risks, there must be no second vaccination with other vaccines,
" said Eugen Brysch, chairman of the German Foundation for Patient Protection.
The Standing Vaccination Commission (Stiko) recommends that those affected get a second vaccination with an mRNA vaccine (Biontech / Pfizer or Moderna) after twelve weeks.
However, a decision has not yet been made.
The health ministers of the federal states initially want to discuss open questions.
(dpa)
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