The vaccination demand in Munich is huge.
From April, family doctors should also be allowed to inject.
The doctors, however, expect massive problems.
Munich - Markus Frühwein now spends a lot of time answering emails and calls.
Topic: Corona * vaccination.
“The demand is incredibly high,” says the Munich general practitioner.
“Many older patients do not want to be vaccinated at the vaccination center, but by their family doctor.
“And that would be possible from April!
Coronavirus in Munich: 20 vaccinations per day per practice?
Do the doctors get enough vaccine?
According to the Association of Statutory Health Insurance Physicians (KVB), between 9,000 and 10,000 practices have already registered across Bavaria.
"We expect 20 vaccinations per day per practice," says KVB spokesman Axel Heise.
According to Health Minister Klaus Holetschek (CSU), 1.7 million vaccine doses will be delivered to Bavaria from the beginning of March to the beginning of April.
But they do not yet know how much and which vaccine the family doctors will receive.
“We don't have any information about it,” says an angry Munich doctor Karlheinz Zeilberger.
“The patients are running in the door for us.” His waiting list for the vaccinations is long.
“Time is of the essence,” he says.
This is also emphasized by Wolfgang Ritter, board member of the Bavarian General Practitioner Association and specialist in a Munich practice.
“We are faced with a Herculean task of vaccinating broad sections of the population as quickly as possible,” he says.
“Every day counts.” As Holetschek also explained, the general practitioners should themselves determine which patients need the vaccination the most.
This is what physician Markus Frühwein would also like.
“We need flexibility,” he explains.
"There are patients who do not exactly fit into the prioritization and are still very much at risk." Some of these patients could then even notify the practices personally.
"It is an extra effort, but it could be done." But the important thing is: "The administrative effort must be manageable."
Corona vaccination in Bavaria: Employee complains about too much bureaucracy and data protection
Klaus-Detlev Jost, currently working at the vaccination center in Riem and the test center in Ottobrunn, sees too much bureaucracy and data protection as a problem.
The simple prick often turns into a complicated and time-consuming appointment: “That should be accelerated.” He doubts whether the practice will actually vaccinate at the beginning of April: “With the current structures, I'm very unsure.” It should go to the general practitioners definitely not fail.
“We are ready,” says Karlheinz Zeilberger.
His colleague Wolfgang Ritter is also certain: "With us, no dose of the corona vaccine goes unused."
City of Munich is behind the district: daycare and school staff not yet vaccinated - three new centers planned
So far, 101,100 vaccinations have been carried out in the city of Munich *.
In contrast to the district, vaccination of the staff of daycare centers, primary and special schools has not yet started.
The district has been vaccinating in mobile teams since the weekend.
That is not possible in the city, says a spokeswoman for the health department.
Because: There are around 30,000 teachers and educators in Munich.
“This amount cannot be supplied by mobile teams”.
Therefore, the city wants to set up three more large vaccination centers.
In addition, the elderly and service centers are to be vaccinated.
As reported, a pilot test is also to be started to vaccinate three resident doctors.
This should start in mid-March.
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