What is the corona situation like before Christmas, when will the vaccine come?
Health Minister Spahn and RKI boss Wieler give a joint PK one day before the hard lockdown.
Critics call in
Corona *
Pandemic
an
emergency approval
for a
vaccine
.
Jens Spahn (CDU)
has now
defended
the federal government's vaccination plan
again
on
ZDF
.
In a press conference with
RKI *
boss Wieler
, he also expected approval before
Christmas
.
Update from December 15, 4:42 p.m .:
"I have good EMA contacts, but I don't know why either," says
SPD health expert Karl Lauterbach in
astonishment
when asked
by
Focus Online
.
He simply cannot explain
why the health authority EMA has
not
yet
approved the corona vaccine
.
He does not want to participate in speculation about problems related to Brexit.
Update from December 15, 4:36 p.m.:
In the
Amazon sorting center
in Lower Saxony there was a massive
corona outbreak
, as reported by the
Hannoversche Allgemeine
.
"The next steps are currently being coordinated between the health department of the Hanover region and the local management," the newspaper quoted a spokesman for the authority.
60 people were
infected in the Amazon center in Garbsen.
Especially in the run-up to Christmas it is of course very busy.
Corona: vaccination start before Christmas - Dobrindt and Brinkhaus very optimistic
Update from December 15, 4:15 pm:
“You don't have to have any doubts: Everything that is humanly possible will be implemented.
On public holidays too, of course, ”promises
Alexander Dobrindt
(CSU).
In old people's and nursing homes, vaccination is started, if possible also over Christmas.
In Germany, vaccination takes place before the festival
, Dobrindt and
Union parliamentary group leader Brinkhaus are
certain.
"When the vaccine is there and the vaccination centers are prepared accordingly, I assume that local responsibility will
also start vaccinating,
" said Brinkhaus very confidently at a virtual union meeting.
“You shouldn't wait after approval,” he warns.
Medical staff and nurses work around the clock anyway, which is why it is
absolutely possible to
start vaccinations immediately after approval
, notes Alexander Dobrindt.
Corona: vortex after Spahn statement - authority still announces vaccine hammer in Germany
Update from December 15, 2:43 p.m
.: Yes, even earlier than planned!
The corona vaccine from
Biontech
and
Pfizer
should be approved before Christmas.
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) announced this in a press release.
On
December 21
will be held an extraordinary meeting and final discussion on the admission.
A vaccine approval in Germany before Christmas is therefore becoming more and more likely.
"The Human Medicine Committee (CHMP) of the EMA and its experts have been working intensively in the last few weeks to
evaluate the
data submitted by Biontech and Pfizer for the
corona vaccine BNT162b2,
" says the EMA's letter.
Further requested data was also received yesterday.
The committee wants to meet on December 21 (Monday).
The meeting was actually planned for December 29th.
"The CHMP wants to complete its assessment as soon as possible," said the authority.
If the data on the quality, safety and efficacy of the vaccine are sufficiently robust and complete, and the benefits of the vaccine outweigh its risks, nothing stands in the way of a CHMP recommendation.
‼ ️ Update on assessment of the BioNTech and Pfizer BNT162b2 vaccine marketing authorization application: https://t.co/7UbMtZn8eK
- EU Medicines Agency (@EMA_News) December 15, 2020
Corona in Germany - fuss about vaccine approval
Update from December 15, 2:22 p.m
.: When will the
corona vaccine be
approved in Germany?
Apparently
there is
some uncertainty
about the
timing
.
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) continues to give
December 29th as the date
.
So,
after Christmas
, the corona vaccine from Biontech * (Mainz) and Pfizer would be approved in Germany.
According to government circles, the EU Commission assumes that the approval will be given
before Christmas - on December 23rd
, reports Deutschlandfunk.
Health Minister Jens Spahn was also confident that the vaccine would be approved before Christmas
(see update, December 15, 12:38 p.m.)
.
An
emergency approval
- a national solo effort - rejects Spahn.
Germany wait.
When it will be approved in the EU, it initially seems unclear.
In any case, after examining the data, the EMA makes a recommendation to approve a vaccine.
The European Commission then decides on approval on this basis.
Corona in Germany: RKI boss situation as serious as never - fuss about corona vaccine
Update from December 15, 12:38 p.m
.: At today's federal press
conference,
Federal Health Minister
Jens Spahn (CDU)
,
RKI President Lothar Wieler
and
virologist Sandra Ciesek also spoke
.
The most important statements at a glance:
Spahn considers the
corona vaccine approval
in the EU to be
"plausible"
before Christmas
.
According to media reports, the EMA - which has since denied it - wants to allow the
Biontech / Pfizer vaccine
as early as December
23rd
.
Spahn referred to this date in the PK.
After approval, Spahn expects
vaccination to start
in Germany
in "a maximum of two to four days"
.
Spahn defended the rejection of an
emergency approval.
A regular EMA procedure is important for
trust
in vaccines.
Even with the current
hard lockdown,
Spahn
does not
expect
any
quick effects
in
containing
the pandemic.
Update from December 15, 12:22 p.m
.: It's a back and forth: Spahn was convinced at today's federal press
conference
that
December 23rd could be
the date for
vaccine approval
for Germany
(see update from 11:56 a.m.)
.
Focus.de
reports, however, that an
Ema spokeswoman
said on request that
December 29th
was still the
planned date.
Corona press conference with Spahn and Wieler: "New information can always arise"
Update from December 15, 12:06 p.m
.: "Why are you
pushing
this date publicly?", A journalist approaches Spahn because of the
vaccine approval
date mentioned
(see previous update)
in the PK.
Does he
want
to "distract"
from possible
delays
in
delivery of
the vaccine doses that are currently being reported?
Spahn relies on agency reports, which he assumes that they have been confirmed and replies: “If the approval
should
take place by December 23rd
- I emphasize once again,
should
, because it will be checked until then and it can work always result in new information. "
Spahn in Corona-PK on the date for vaccine approval: "Good news for the whole EU"
Update of 15 December, 11:56
: "This is a
good news for the whole EU
": it already set on
December 23
, a
vaccine approved
giving for Germany?
Spahn now confirms corresponding reports with Wieler in the PK - but qualifies: “Status today”.
Update from December 15, 11.48 a.m
.: The Frankfurt
virologist Sandra Ciesek
reminds in the federal press
conference of
the
severe overload of
the medical staff.
It always means that the pandemic can be "dealt with" if there are enough
intensive care beds
, she says:
"I find this perspective cynical."
This view misunderstood the
suffering
of intensive care patients, some of whom
would have to live
with long-term or
lifelong consequential damage
.
“I have one big wish: Please celebrate Christmas and New Year's Eve differently.
Give this to us and all employees in the health system. "
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Federal Health Minister Jens Spahn and RKI President Lothar Wieler (left) in the federal press conference
© Tobias Schwarz / AFP / Pool / dpa
Corona PK with Spahn and Wieler: "Third wave is looming in Germany"
Update from December 15, 11:41 am
: "What we are currently seeing is the
result of less carelessness
for which others
pay
a high price
,"
RKI boss Wieler
sums up
his situation report in the federal press conference very quickly.
The virus is now
spread across
all age groups
.
Wieler refers to the current high number of infections.
"As a reminder: There were a few thousand active cases in the summer months." You can also see more and more outbreaks in old people's and nursing homes.
Update from December 14th, 11:36 am
: Spahn again explains the decision for the national
hard lockdown
from Wednesday at the
start of the PK
: "We saw that a
third wave appeared
before the second had subsided" and at the same time warns of too high Expectations of the measure:
"Even an emergency stop will have a long brake track."
Update from December 15, 11:32 am
: The Federal Press Conference in Berlin with Health Minister Jens Spahn, among others, has started, RKI boss Lothar Wieler is a guest today.
According to
unconfirmed media reports
, the European Medicines Agency Ema should approve a corona vaccine
for Germany
on
December 23
.
Update from December 15, 11:03 a.m
.: Before the national
corona lockdown
from this Wednesday on, RKI boss
Lothar Wieler
and Health Minister
Jens Spahn
want to
appear before the press in Berlin at noon.
We follow the PK in the stream and report at this point continuously.
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Federal Minister of Health Jens Spahn (archive photo) is surprised in the vaccine debate about "also very national tones".
© Bernd von Jutrczenka / dpa
Before the nationwide corona lockdown: Spahn defends vaccination plans on ZDF
Our first report from December 15
: Berlin - The topic will certainly also come up at the joint press conference with
RKI *
boss Lothar Wieler
this Tuesday: Federal Health
Minister Jens Spahn (CDU *)
assumes that by the
end of summer 2021
around
60 percent
of citizens in Germany
could be vaccinated
against the novel
corona virus *
.
Until then, a sufficiently large number of vaccine doses can be expected, said Spahn on Monday evening in the
ZDF “heute journal”
.
The aim is to get the Biontech / Pfizer corona vaccine "approved" before Christmas, Health Minister @jensspahn explains in an interview with @ClausKleber.
#Coronavirus # Covid19 pic.twitter.com/5arwrU3TQE
- ZDF heute journal (@heutejournal) December 14, 2020
The
WHO
According to one's
vaccination rate
of 60 to 70 percent of the population necessary for an effective fight against the pandemic.
Spahn went on to say: "Our goal is that there is
approval
before
Christmas
and that we can then start vaccinating this year, also here in Germany."
Corona in Germany: Criticism of the federal government's vaccination plan - Spahn against emergency approval
The fact that the
vaccine co-developed by the Mainz-based pharmaceutical company Biontech * may already be vaccinated
in the
USA
,
Canada
and
Great Britain
, but not yet in this country, has met with criticism.
The German Hospital Association (DKG),
for example, requested
emergency approval
.
Spahn had repeatedly spoken out against this.
He confirmed on ZDF that the decision was made to obtain proper approval at European level from the start.
“From my point of view, that's important for trust.” He is surprised at some of the
very national
tones of these days - they made a conscious
decision
to take a
common European path
.
"But yes, it (the vaccination) should come quickly."
In view of the high number of infections and deaths, a new
hard lockdown will come
into force nationwide
on Wednesday
.
Probably on January 5th, the federal and state governments want to discuss whether it may be extended.
(AFP / dpa / frs)
* Merkur.de is part of the Ippen digital editorial network.
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