The National Association of Statutory Health Insurance Physicians calls for a third-party vaccination.
SPD health expert Karl Lauterbach thinks that politics must act now.
Berlin - There is an urgent need for action: The National Association of Statutory Health Insurance Physicians (KBV) has called for a recommendation from the Standing Vaccination Commission (STIKO) for a refreshing third-party vaccination against the corona virus.
"The STIKO has the data to issue a recommendation for a third vaccination for certain groups," said Andreas Gassen, KBV chairman of the newspapers of the Funke media group.
“The STIKO would be the right institution for such requirements.
This is where the experts sit who actually have a clue about vaccination. "
"The STIKO makes rational, fact-based decisions - unlike politics sometimes," Gassen continued.
The primary aim is to re-vaccinate those people who have a higher risk of a serious course of the disease.
Corona: Karl Lauterbach on the third vaccination - "It is the job of politics"
SPD * health expert Karl Lauterbach * sees it similarly: He called for corresponding requirements for booster vaccinations.
It had to "run something like the first wave".
It is the task of politics “to make a clear announcement now which groups are first in line with the booster vaccinations.
It must be clear which age groups are involved and which risk factors a third vaccination is indicated for, ”said Lauterbach.
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The third vaccination against Corona is currently mainly recommended for the elderly and high-risk patients.
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At the same time, he asked for clarification as to who would have to wait for a third vaccination for the time being.
Otherwise there would be a risk of people being vaccinated who “shouldn't get the third dose at all.
As a result, those who currently need the Corona * booster vaccination most urgently are pushed back, "said the health politician.
Corona vaccination: refreshments start starting in September
People who belong to the risk group should receive their third vaccination from September.
However, the Association of Statutory Health Insurance Physicians calls for clear rules: "Of course, booster vaccinations can be carried out in the practices," said the head of the Association of Statutory Health Insurance Physicians, Andreas Gassen, of the Rheinische Post.
However, the practices would need a clear statement from politicians as to when and for whom a third vaccination is planned.
New data show that a “booster vaccination” with the Biontech * vaccine * can offer significantly higher protection against the coronavirus.
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