The corona vaccinations in Germany remain a polarizing topic, while the wait for more Covid-19 vaccine continues.
This is where the subject of vaccination records comes into play.
The news ticker.
Coronavirus pandemic in Germany
: The number of
Covid 19 cases
is also high in February and there is a
tough corona lockdown *
.
The
vaccinations
against the insidious
corona virus *
, on the other hand, are still slow.
Health Minister Jens Spahn has
promised
an
option
for the vaccine.
This
news ticker on vaccinations and vaccines in Germany
is updated regularly.
Update from February 3, 9:35 p.m.:
Federal
Minister of
Health Jens Spahn (CDU) assumes that in a few months there will also be an option for the vaccine for the corona vaccination.
"Then it will also be possible to make a selection possible," as with other vaccines, said the CDU politician on Wednesday evening in an online discussion by the Friedrich Naumann Foundation.
In the case of absolute scarcity, however, this is not possible.
The federal government assumes that vaccine deliveries will pick up significantly in the second quarter.
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Health Minister Jens Spahn at the federal press conference on the current Corona situation in Germany.
© picture alliance / dpa |
Kay Nietfeld
Corona vaccination: AstraZeneca vaccinated people are probably much less contagious
Update from February 3, 1:46 p.m
.: The vaccine from AstraZeneca protects against Covid-19 and apparently also largely against transmission of the
corona virus
.
This is what scientists at Oxford University found out.
The vaccination could therefore reduce the transmission of the coronavirus from person to person by 67 percent, according to a study published in the renowned specialist magazine
The Lancet
.
Analyzes of samples from British military volunteers have shown this, according to a statement from Oxford University.
Further data on the new corona mutations should follow in the next few days.
Corona vaccinations in Germany: First organizer wants to check vaccination cards before concerts
Update from February 3, 12.40 p.m
.: Does life return to normal after a corona vaccination?
In any case, a large organizer is preparing for it.
"If there is enough vaccine and everyone can be vaccinated, then private organizers should also have the opportunity to make a vaccination as a requirement for access to events," said Eventim boss Klaus-Peter Schulenberg of
Wirtschaftswoche.
The company has already retrofitted its systems so that they can also read vaccination cards.
That means: Anyone who wants to go to an Eventim event would have to present a valid ticket and a vaccination card in the future.
In Schleswig-Holstein, the Ministry of Health has commissioned CTS Eventim to assign vaccination appointments.
This is a new business area for the company.
We are in talks with other federal states to cooperate when more vaccine is available, said Schulenberg.
"The faster the population is vaccinated, the faster events can take place again." Above all, however, it is about "making a contribution so that we can all overcome this pandemic as soon as possible," he said.
German pharmaceutical company is already working on the corona vaccine of the future
Update from February 3, 8:39 a.m
.: CureVac and the British pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) want to jointly develop a corona vaccine, the companies said in a press release.
It is said to be a “next-generation mRNA vaccine” that specifically targets corona variants.
The cooperation starts immediately.
The vaccine is expected to hit the market in 2022.
In addition, GSK announced that it would support CureVac in the production of 100 million doses of the first corona vaccine.
The mRNA vaccine from the Tübingen company CureVac is still in the test phase.
If everything goes well, approval is expected in the coming months.
The EU has ordered up to 405 million cans.
The company plans to produce a total of 300 million cans for all customers by the end of the year.
Vaccines available in Germany
BioNTech |
since December 26th, 2020 |
|---|---|
Moderna |
since January 14th, 2021 |
AstraZeneca |
January 29, 2021 |
Corona vaccinations in Germany - will the vaccination sequence be changed?
Update from February 2, 6.48 p.m.:
Following the recommendation of the Standing Vaccination Commission that the Astrazeneca preparation should only be administered to people under 65, Federal Health Minister Jens Spahn revised the vaccination ordinance.
A
ministerial draft submitted by the
AFP
news
agency
provides that Astrazeneca's vaccine should be given priority to people between the ages of 18 and 64 if they belong to one of the groups for the first vaccinations.
"Against the background of the present Stiko recommendations, vaccine-specific prioritizations are provided, since for certain present vaccines only a vaccination for people of a certain age is recommended so far," says the proposal.
In addition, an opening clause should be introduced that enables individual decisions.
According to the new vaccination ordinance, top priority continues to be given to people aged 80 and over as well as nurses and employees in medical facilities aged 65 and over.
Nursing staff and employees of medical facilities “with a very high risk of exposure” if they are between 18 and 64 years of age also have the highest priority when awarding the Astrazeneca preparation.
Corona vaccinations in Germany: New regulations for Astrazeneca vaccine
The second group with “high priority” includes everyone aged 70 and over - as well as people who suffer from a certain disease.
These include dementia, diabetes mellitus and certain lung diseases.
Anyone who suffers from one of these diseases and is between 18 and 64 years old is only entitled to Astrazeneca.
In this group, police and law enforcement officers who are exposed to an increased risk of infection during demonstrations, for example, are also entitled.
Here, too, the following applies: Astrazeneca is intended for younger people between 18 and 64; they are not entitled to any other preparation.
A third group includes everyone aged 60 and over and people with certain diseases.
Retail employees, teachers and educators are also included.
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In focus: the yellow vaccination card in which the vaccinations against the coronavirus are entered.
© IMAGO
Corona vaccinations in Germany: proof of vaccination?
Events?
Counties are breaking out and doing their thing
First report
from February 2:
Munich / Altötting / Naumburg - It hooks, creaks and jerks heavily in the organization of
vaccinations against the
corona virus
in Germany
.
This has been true from the beginning for the nationwide hotline 116-117, which is used centrally for the allocation of
vaccination appointments
.
The
Burgenlandkreis from Saxony-Anhalt
apparently no longer wants to participate - and instead use its own software to allocate appointments exclusively to citizens from the district through them.
Corona vaccinations in Germany: Burgendlandkreis (Saxony-Anhalt) no longer wants to use the vaccination hotline
This is reported by the
Mitteldeutsche Zeitung
, citing the district office.
Recently there had been reports that
those willing to be vaccinated were
not given an appointment
via the federal hotline
and / or were not put through at all.
On the other hand, possible privileges for
people
vaccinated against corona *
remain
a polarizing topic.
A district from
Bavaria left
as early as the end of January
one step ahead:
Altötting
, near the border with the Innviertel in
Austria
.
Corona vaccinations in Germany: digital proof of vaccination in Altötting (Bavaria) - a pioneer?
The district issued its first digital vaccination card on its own initiative.
District Administrator Erwin Schneider (CSU) had previously criticized that he found the usual
yellow vaccination certificate
impractical.
Using QR code that can
vaccinated
now in
Altoetting
their vaccination proof of deposit easily on your own smartphone.
How much freedom will people
be given again
and
how quickly
after the
Corona
* vaccinations
?
There remains an intense debate about vaccines and
vaccination in Germany.
(pm) * Merkur.de is part of the Germany-wide Ippen-Digital editors network