There are far too few vaccine doses available to protect the metropolis of Munich against Corona.
The vaccination center in Riem is becoming increasingly orphaned.
Corona * still has a firm grip on the city of Munich.
The vaccinations have started - but there are far too few vaccine doses available.
Only ten percent of prioritization group 1 vaccinated (see update from January 28).
Update from January 28th:
It was shortly before Christmas when the
vaccination center in Riem was
opened with great media attention.
At that time there was
talk
of
90,000 vaccine doses
that
Munich
should receive by the end of January.
Now there are fewer than 25,000 in this period.
Prime Minister Markus Söder
(CSU) asked for understanding on December 21st.
The motto is: "Patience, patience, patience."
How true.
For the citizens, waiting for vaccination appointments is becoming a puzzle.
Also in Munich.
Mayor Dieter Reiter
(SPD) said this week in the city council: "We would all feel much easier if we had
enough vaccine
available." But that takes time.
The
group of highest priority
comprises 120,000 people in Munich
: people in old people's and nursing homes, clinics and the staff of these facilities.
There are also 87,000 senior citizens who live at home.
Only
ten percent
of prioritization group 1 have been vaccinated so far.
If things continue at that rate, this group of people would not be immunized until October.
And then there are still another
1.4 million Munich
residents waiting
.
The summary of fire brigade chief Wolfgang Schäuble, who heads the city's crisis management team: "We are way behind expectations."
Corona vaccination: Probably no vaccination appointments until mid-February
The most serious nuisance for the city at the moment: She has already written to 87,000 seniors over 80, but cannot yet make appointments.
Those seeking advice - according to the
health department
meanwhile around 2,000 a day - have to be put
off on
the city's
vaccination phone
.
It is unlikely that appointments for the
inpatient vaccination
in Riem will be available
before mid-February
.
It could take longer.
Currently only the
mobile vaccination teams
start from Riem
and supply the old people's and nursing homes.
Around 40 percent of the previous
vaccine doses
went to the Munich clinics.
The declared goal is also that at some point the general practitioners' practices are equipped with the
corona vaccine
.
But at the moment no one can say when that will be the case.
The
division into priority groups
follows the principle of “the weakest first”.
Group 2 consists of 240,000 people in Munich: these are mainly 70 to 80 year olds, people with trisomy 21, dementia, transplant patients and close contact persons of over 80 year olds or residents of nursing homes and homes for the mentally handicapped.
Group 3 (320,000 people) consists of 60 to 70-year-olds, people with a medical history, the police and fire brigade, staff in day-care centers, schools and retailers.
Corona vaccination: Sluggish delivery annoys Munich city council
(Initial report) Munich - The
slow progress of the vaccine deliveries is
causing displeasure in the Munich * city council.
During the general assembly on Wednesday in the Löwenbräukeller there was a unanimous tenor across
all
parties:
"It cannot go on like this!"
As of Wednesday, the state capital has only received
24,445 vaccine doses
- with a population of 1.56 million.
240,000 doses are necessary to immunize the 120,000 people in the first priority group alone.
It is well known that the vaccine has to be injected twice.
Corona Munich.
1000 doses are currently inoculated per day - by mobile teams in old people's homes
Currently in Munich, according to fire brigade chief Wolfgang Schäuble, who heads the urban crisis team, 1000 cans per day are inoculated by mobile teams in old people's homes and delivered to clinics.
Theoretically, a daily output of 10,000 would be possible.
Problem: The supplies are missing.
It is therefore still unclear when the vaccination center in Riem will be able to commence stationary operations.
Mayor Dieter Reiter (SPD) was annoyed that the city had already written to all seniors over 80 years of age, but still no appointments could be made.
The limited transportability and the differing effectiveness of the vaccines could also cause further delays.
In contrast, the incidence value developed positively in Munich.
which was 300 on December 20 and now - as of Wednesday - has dropped to 70.1.
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