Since the outbreak of the corona pandemic, many people have been placing their hopes in a vaccine.
On Sunday, December 27th, the time has come: The corona vaccinations will start in Bavaria - and a bit more bumpy than hoped.
The
corona virus is
still raging in
Bavaria
.
The vaccinations against
Covid19 are
now starting in the
Free State
.
Markus
Söder
is positive about the start of the vaccination, but still warns the population in advance.
At the beginning of the vaccinations, major mishaps prevent the start in several counties
(update from December 27th, 12.40 p.m.)
.
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news ticker
is continuously updated.
Update from December 27, 8:02 p.m.:
The
corona vaccinations
are
scientifically
supported in
Bavaria
.
According to the Ministry of Science, it is about the safety and effectiveness of the vaccination.
The aim of the study is to find out how effective the
Sars-CoV-2 vaccination is
in different people and risk groups.
The ministry is supporting the study with one million euros.
"The approval of the
vaccine
is a big step in the fight against
Corona,
" said Science Minister Bernd Sibler (CSU).
It is now a matter of vaccinating effectively and effectively.
Those wishing to vaccinate could support the
study
if they gave their consent to the scientists being contacted during the vaccination.
The study is being carried out by several Bavarian university hospitals in Erlangen, Munich, Würzburg, Regensburg and Augsburg as well as the Hof University of Applied Sciences in cooperation with the Bavarian State Office for Health and Food Safety.
Klaus Überla, Director of the Virological Institute at the University Hospital Erlangen and member of the Standing Vaccination Commission at the
Robert Koch Institute, takes over the management
.
"The forward-looking scientific monitoring of the approved vaccines is an important building block in order to ensure the greatest possible safety of the
Covid-19 vaccinations
and to be able to use the vaccines optimally," said Überla according to the announcement.
Corona vaccination start failure in Bavaria: Several districts have to postpone vaccination start - the ministry gives details
Update from December 27, 4:11 p.m.:
The government of Upper Franconia is still feverishly looking for the problem with refrigerated containers and temperature loggers for the
BioNTech vaccine delivery
.
So far, the vaccinations cannot start there.
On the other hand, there is good news from Swabia.
There, too, the ads had given confusing data.
Apparently a few degrees too little than expected.
But the problem was solved.
A spokesman for the Bavarian Ministry of Health
currently
clarifies to
Merkur.de
*:
“The temperature evaluation showed lower values than the intended standard values. Since safety has priority, a clarification was arranged and the start of vaccination was postponed. "
Ministry: In Swabia, vaccination can start at any time
The clarification has taken place.
The deviation turned out to be completely unproblematic.
In Swabia, the districts of Augsburg and Dillingen were affected, vaccination can continue immediately.
Update from December 27, 1:51 p.m.:
There is another breakdown district in
Bavaria
that was unable to participate in the
nationwide vaccination start
on Sunday
.
Due to problems with the cold chain, the
district of
Dillingen
has also postponed the vaccinations planned for today in the Heilig-Geist-Stift in Dillingen and in the Höchstädter AWO senior citizens' home as a precaution.
The reported
BR24.de
.
After a detailed check, you want to get the vaccinations on
Monday morning
.
In
Upper Franconia
,
too
, they are working flat out to offer the postponed vaccinations as soon as possible.
The government of Upper Franconia has been
in talks
with the
Biontech
company since the morning
, said Kulmbach District Administrator Klaus Peter Söllner to the BR.
Here, too, the plan is
to be able to administer the vaccine
from
Monday
.
In the meantime, the problem in the
Augsburg
district has
already been resolved.
The studies there showed that the vaccine can be used without hesitation.
Biontech had signaled this to the authorities.
Mega breakdown at Impstart in Bavaria: Several districts and Augsburg have to postpone vaccinations
Update from December 27th, 12.40 p.m.:
While the
corona vaccine is
already being used
in many places in
Bavaria
, some districts in
Upper Franconia
and the
Augsburg
region
*
postpone the start of the campaign.
In Franconia, the districts of Coburg, Lichtenfels, Kronach, Hof, Wunsiedel and Kulmbach are affected, as they jointly announce.
In both cases, possible
cold chain
problems
for the vaccine are
responsible for the shift.
Corona vaccination start in Bavaria: Right at the beginning mega breakdown in Franconia and Augsburg
"When reading out the temperature loggers that were enclosed in the centrally procured cool boxes, doubts arose about compliance with the cold chain for the vaccine,"
it says from Upper Franconia.
The complications in
Augsburg
are similar.
There one suspects that a
cool box
did not work properly.
"Up to now, we have not been able to confirm from a medical point of view that the vaccination doses
can
be
used without hesitation
," said Sailer.
That is why it was decided not to use the vaccination doses supplied for the time being.
It should now be
clarified
in the
next few hours
what exactly happened and whether the vaccine can continue to be used.
That's how the Franks handle it too.
The manufacturer
Biontech
should help with the clarification.
It is not yet clear when exactly the affected areas can be vaccinated.
Corona vaccinations in Bavaria: The first round of vaccinations is also starting in the Ebersberg district
Update from December 27, 12.12 p.m.:
Today is
also in
the Ebersberg district
vaccinated.
About 40 seniors over 80 years of age are to
receive
the
corona vaccine
this Sunday
.
The first
volunteers
were all in good spirits.
They do not fear any
side effects of
the
vaccine
.
Alois Freundl is happy to finally be vaccinated.
"I flew for 32 years, so you are no longer afraid of anything," says the 91-year-old with a smile.
Corona in Bavaria: Start of vaccinations in senior citizens' residence in Germering
Update from December 27, 10:33 a.m.:
The time has come: The
vaccinations
against the
corona virus have
started in the
Free State
.
The first
seniors have
already received the vaccine.
Health Minister Melanie Huml and Health State Secretary Klaus Holetschek (both CSU) came to the start of the corona vaccinations in a senior citizens' residence in
Germering
(Fürstenfeldbruck district).
+
For the start of the corona vaccination in Bavaria, Health Minister Melanie Huml visits a nursing home in Germering (Fürstenfeldbruck district).
© Tobias Gehre
The
first vaccination doses
were also given there
.
Mobile vaccination teams moved out on Sunday morning.
First of all, vaccinations should be given in hospitals and in old people's and nursing homes.
Original article dated December 27th:
Munich - It has now been almost a year since the
corona virus
gradually put all of
Bavaria
into a state of emergency.
Will the long-awaited vaccine
help to get
the
pandemic
under control again?
In any case, one thing is certain: after weeks of preparation,
vaccinations will begin
in the Free State from this Sunday, December 27th
.
Corona in Bavaria: Vaccinations start in homes and hospitals
Mobile vaccination teams will first visit care and senior facilities.
There, people at particular risk are to be protected
against infection with the
coronavirus
*
by
vaccination
.
Residents and employees of homes and medical staff in
intensive care units
and in emergency rooms are therefore the first to act.
But even before the Bavaria-wide Corona *
vaccination start
, Prime Minister Markus
Söder
(CSU) issued a clear warning - namely of negative consequences due to delivery bottlenecks.
Söder: "Endless waiting also reduces the willingness of the population to be vaccinated."
Markus Söder makes it clear: Not enough corona vaccine is available in Bavaria yet
According to the
Prime Minister
, there is unfortunately not enough
vaccine
available yet.
“The orders from the federal government are sufficient, but production takes time.
It is therefore important to increase all capacities for manufacturing the vaccine, ”says Söder.
But: He also emphasizes that no major vaccine
complications are
to be expected.
“The vaccination logistics are in place, all you need is the vaccine.
The federal government supplies the states and then everything is inoculated. "
Corona vaccination start in Bavaria: Melanie Huml expected in a retirement home in the Fürstenfeldbruck district
A look into the past also shows that in the end all epidemics could only have been combated effectively by vaccination.
“To do this, we have to significantly increase people's willingness to vaccinate.
Because
there will be no
compulsory vaccination
.
The more people are vaccinated and the more people can be vaccinated, the faster we can reduce the great horror of Corona, "Söder clarifies.
Vaccination is therefore an important step towards everyday freedom.
For today's
corona Impfauftakt
in the Free State health minister be
Melanie Huml
and Health State Secretary Klaus Holetschek (both CSU) in the morning around 10:30 am in a senior residence in
Germering
(* Fürstenfeldbruck district) expected.
Under police protection, the first 9750
Corona vaccination doses *
arrived in
Bavaria
on Saturday, December 26th
.
They were then distributed to the 99 vaccination centers from the central storage locations in Erlangen and Munich.
By the end of 2020, a total of 205,000 corona vaccination doses are expected in deep-frozen thermal shipping containers.
Corona in Bavaria: People have to be vaccinated twice against the virus
At the start of the new year, the Corona * vaccine should be used, and people must be vaccinated twice in total.
For this reason, half of all
vaccine doses are put
on ice - and
temporarily stored
at the sites.
Meanwhile, there is great excitement about a
doctor
from the Bavarian Regen *.
Despite the
quarantine order
, he is said to have treated patients.
The practice was searched.
And another family doctor from Bavaria is apparently fed up with vaccination myths about the corona virus.
His black-humored info letter * becomes an Internet hit.
* Merkur.de are part of the nationwide Ippen-Digital editors network.
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