A Munich doctor criticizes the AstraZeneca vaccination freeze.
Markus Söder will speak about the corona pandemic at a press conference today.
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Vaccinations * with Astrazeneca are temporarily suspended in Germany.
Bavaria's Prime Minister Markus Söder predicts a good outcome for the vaccine investigations.
At 12 noon, the CSU * boss makes a statement at a press conference.
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Munich - Germany is temporarily suspending vaccinations * against the coronavirus * with the vaccine from AstraZeneca.
The reason is that there were recently seven thrombosis cases in this country related to vaccinations with AstraZeneca.
Any side effects * are therefore currently being re-examined.
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The pandemic officer at the Klinikum rechts der Isar at the Technical University of Munich, Christoph Spinner, is critical of the suspension.
Safety is the top priority, but whether the vaccination should have been suspended is at least questionable.
That said the senior physician of the university hospital of the German press agency.
"The AstraZeneca is the second most important vaccine * for us."
The number of seven cases of special thrombosis of the cerebral veins with 1.6 million vaccinations * in Germany, mentioned by Federal Health Minister Jens Spahn (CDU), is very low.
"The events are very rare," says Spinner.
And: "We are currently vaccinating people with previous illnesses as a priority." Some of these patients would have a higher risk of thromboembolism from the start.
"Advantages of vaccination outweigh": Bavarian doctor criticizes suspension of AstraZeneca vaccinations
“The advantages of vaccination outweigh the benefits,” emphasizes the doctor, which the European Medicines Agency (EMA) is currently confirming in a current statement.
"Incidentally, a severe Covid-19 * disease also regularly causes thromboembolic events - for this reason alone, a vaccination is absolutely sensible."
It is normal for potential side effects to be continuously investigated after vaccines and drugs have been approved.
"The vaccine has not been recalled - nor should it be destroyed," says Spinner.
There is currently no assumption for a specific mechanism that should lead to cerebral vein thrombosis.
"For all we know today, the drug is safe."
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AstraZeneca vaccinations suspended: decision "causes great damage to the confidence of the vaccine"
In view of the latest reports, however, Spinner assumes that the number of reports for such cases will now go up - which in turn will further reduce confidence in the important vaccine.
This is one of the reasons why he sees the move quite critically.
“The decision to suspend the vaccination is causing great damage to the confidence of the vaccine.
This is difficult to repair later on. "
Söder predicts a good outcome of the investigations into the AstraZeneca vaccine: press conference announced
Bavaria's Prime Minister Markus Söder predicted
a good outcome of the investigations into the AstraZeneca vaccine
in the
ARD focus
.
The CSU boss made it clear: “I know so many people who would be vaccinated with AstraZeneca.
I would also stand up straight away. ”On Monday, Söder announced a press conference for Tuesday (March 16).
It should be about the pandemic situation, vaccination will certainly also be in focus.
The press conference with the Bavarian Prime Minister begins at 12 noon.
Health Minister Klaus Holetschek and Culture Minister Michael Piazolo are also present.
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