As a precaution, Germany is suspending corona vaccinations with the active ingredient from the manufacturer AstraZeneca.
Minister Jens Spahn arranges, criticizes Karl Lauterbach.
All developments in the news ticker.
Update from March 16, 9:31 a.m
.: World Medical
President
Frank Ulrich Montgomery doubts the temporary stop for vaccinations with Astrazeneca.
"The fact that people get thrombosis and pulmonary embolism does not necessarily have to do with the vaccination," said Montgomery to the editorial network Germany on Tuesday.
According to the international studies known to him, the frequency of thrombosis in the placebo group and in the group with the vaccine was about the same.
Montgomery also warned that the vaccine would damage its image.
"The bottom line is, unfortunately, that this actually good and effective vaccine is not gaining greater acceptance among the population in many countries due to the vortex and the vaccination suspension," said the World Medical President.
However, Montgomery welcomed a thorough review of the incidents.
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has once again confirmed that Astrazeneca is a safe and effective vaccine against the corona virus.
"Nevertheless, it is right that the national authorities check the suspected cases for serious side effects."
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Frank Ulrich Montgomery sees damage to the image of the “actually good and effective vaccine”.
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Astrazeneca stop: Portugal and Latvia are also pausing vaccination
Update from March 16, 8:59 a.m
.: After indications of possible side effects, two other EU countries have stopped corona vaccinations with the Astrazeneca vaccine for the time being.
Portugal decided on Monday to suspend the administration of the vaccine as a "precautionary measure," said the head of the health authority, Graça Freitas.
The vaccinations are to pause until a new recommendation from the European Medicines Agency (EMA) is issued.
In Latvia, too, the health authorities decided to pause the administration of the Astrazeneca vaccine for the time being.
In the Baltic Sea state, too, it is a "precautionary measure," as the authorities explained.
It should be limited to a maximum of two weeks.
AstraZeneca: Expert fears “harm” from vaccination stop - and criticizes Germany
Update from March 16, 6:40 a.m.:
It caused a bang on Monday: the vaccine from the manufacturer AstraZeneca is no longer vaccinated in Germany as a precaution.
An investigation is now to examine whether there could be connections to serious side effects.
British statistics professor David Spiegelhalter has criticized Germany's decision.
“In the face of uncertainty, it is good to be careful.
But in the current circumstances with increasing numbers of cases in Germany, caution should dictate vaccinating as many people as possible as quickly as possible, "said the professor at Cambridge University of the German press agency on Tuesday.
In addition, the possible damage caused by the intensification of reservations about the vaccine should be considered.
“These are difficult decisions in unusual times,” said Spiegelhalter.
In a guest post in the Guardian on Monday, the scientist warned against seeing causal relationships where none are.
The clinical studies that led to the approval of the Astrazeneca vaccine in Great Britain and the experience from the vaccination program in the country with around ten million administered doses of the preparation had shown that the vaccine was "extremely safe".
The BBC told Spiegelhalter about the vaccination bans that had previously been initiated in Ireland and other European countries: "If that means a delay in the administration of vaccines to people who would otherwise have received a vaccination, then it will cause damage."
Astrazeneca stop: Söder wants to be vaccinated with it despite concerns - "Would put me down immediately"
Update from March 15, 10:40 p.m.:
Corona vaccine hammer: Karl Lauterbach declared on "Hart aber fair" on
ARD
that the known thrombosis cases in Germany come from vaccinations with AstraZeneca.
Alleged death numbers were also mentioned in Frank Plasberg's broadcast.
“The thrombosis is a complication of the vaccine.
That will come out of it, "said Plasberg on Monday evening in front of an audience of millions live on TV:" I was able to speak to the doctors who were treated, who are involved in the treatment of the affected cases.
There are seven cases.
There's an overwhelming chance that this was caused by the AstraZeneca vaccine. "
According to the science journalist Ranga Yogeshwar, who was also involved in "Hart aber fair", there are two deaths in Germany in connection with this complication.
Lauterbach did not want to confirm that.
Vaccination stop with AstraZeneca in Germany: Markus Söder would be vaccinated "immediately" with the corona vaccine
Update from March 15, 8:30 p.m.:
The debate about the AstraZeneca vaccine polarizes Germany.
After the Federal Republic of Germany stopped the vaccinations with the active ingredient of the Swedish-British manufacturer for the time being, the reactions to this decision are increasing.
Markus Söder (CSU), Bavarian Prime Minister and possible candidate for chancellor of the Union, has also made a statement
- clearly and clearly.
"It no longer makes sense to do any vaccination sequences for an endless period of time," said the head of government from Munich on this Monday evening in an
ARD hotspot
.
The Franconian predicted a good outcome for the investigations into the controversial vaccine.
Söder continued: “I know so many people who would be vaccinated with AstraZeneca. I would also stand up straight away. ”The
last time there were seven thrombosis cases in Germany that were temporally related to vaccinations with AstraZeneca.
That is why any side effects are put to the test again.
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Prime Minister of Bavaria: Markus Söder from the CSU.
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Vaccination stop with AstraZeneca in Germany: Hessen cancels appointments for vaccinations that have already been agreed
Update from March 15, 7.30 p.m.:
Now Hesse is also stopping the corona vaccinations with AstraZeneca.
As reported by the
Fuldaer Zeitung
*, the appointments in all 28 vaccination centers will be canceled.
These are exclusively the dates on which the active ingredient from the Swedish-British manufacturer should be used.
It is a big setback in the vaccination campaigns, according to the report, the vaccination center in Fulda alone last administered 1000 corona vaccinations daily.
AstraZeneca vaccination suspended in Germany: Rhineland-Palatinate postpones thousands of vaccination appointments
Update from March 15, 6.30 p.m.:
The first federal state reacted to the Corona vaccination stop with the active ingredient from the Swedish-British manufacturer AstraZeneca.
Rhineland-Palatinate is postponing 12,000 vaccination appointments that have already been made - immediately.
As the Mainz Ministry of Health announced, the vaccination ban will initially apply until March 21.
The state wants to announce this Tuesday what further consequences the decision will have on the vaccination campaign in Rhineland-Palatinate.
Most recently there were new reports across Europe of cerebral vein thrombosis in connection with AstraZeneca vaccinations.
Federal Health Minister Jens Spahn (CDU) * spoke of a “pure precautionary measure” with regard to the vaccination ban on Monday afternoon, SPD health expert Karl Lauterbach criticized the decision when asked by
Merkur.de
*.
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Milan: A police officer is vaccinated with AstraZeneca.
Like Germany, Italy has also suspended vaccinations with the active ingredient as a precaution.
© IMAGO / Independent Photo Agency Int.
Vaccination stop with AtraZeneca in Germany: France and Italy are also suspending vaccinations
Update from March 15, 6 p.m.:
Karl Lauterbach cannot understand the suspension of corona vaccinations with AstraZeneca in Germany *.
The government adviser judges harshly (see link).
Update from March 15, 4.40 p.m.:
In addition to Germany, France and Italy are now also suspending AstraZeneca vaccinations, reports the
German Press Agency (dpa)
.
After the death of three soldiers, whose connection to the vaccination has yet to be checked, the Italian health authority had already stopped a batch.
Italy is now waiting for the EMA's recommendation that the British drug will be withheld entirely until then.
In France, State Secretary Agnès Pannier-Runacher recently expressed "very angry" about the AstraZeneca delivery cuts.
After the recent reports of blood clots, President Emmanuel Macron has now announced the stop of the drug.
One wants to wait for the results of the EMA.
AstraZeneca vaccination suspended in Germany: Lauterbach "would not have done that"
Update from March 15, 4.15 p.m.:
After the vaccine stop by the manufacturer AstraZeneca in Germany, SPD health expert Karl Lauterbach is anything but enthusiastic about the Federal Government's approach.
He told
Merkur.de
: “I wouldn't have done that.
A check with ongoing vaccinations would have been better in view of the rarity of the cases that occur.
In view of the fact that the incidence in both vaccinated and non-vaccinated people is the same, I would have let the vaccination run.
Now we have a significant loss of confidence.
Our vaccination strategy collapses if the AstraZeneca vaccine were no longer used. "
Then there would be no vaccinations in the doctor's offices.
Lauterbach guess, however, “we are only taking a short break”.
The vaccination sequence must now be adhered to all the more precisely in order to prevent deaths.
The SPD politician continues: "It is now becoming increasingly clear that it was a mistake on the part of the EU not to provide more capacities for Moderna, Johnson & Johnson and Biontech by expanding capacities."
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Astrazeneca vaccine: Jens Spahn (CDU) commented on the vaccination ban in Germany.
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AstraZeneca: Germany suspends corona vaccine as a precaution - Jens Spahn informs in PK
Update from March 15, 2020, 4 p.m.:
Federal Minister of Health Jens Spahn now informs in a press conference.
Due to the accumulation of critical side effects after administration of the active ingredient by AstraZeneca, the active ingredient is now being examined.
The exam should be completed later this week.
As Jens Spahn further explains at the PK, people who suffer from persistent side effects longer than four days after being vaccinated with the active ingredient should get in touch.
“It's about a very low risk,” says Federal Health Minister Jens Spahn, however.
There is currently no acute risk, but a connection with the frequent side effects cannot be ruled out.
The upcoming AstraZeneca deliveries will initially be temporarily stored.
“I don’t want to speculate, that’s useless.
We just have to wait and see, ”explains Spahn.
However, transparency is now important to prevent a further loss of trust.
"If vaccination with AstraZeneca becomes possible again, we will again advertise trust in the vaccination," says Spahn, indicating a possible further course of action.
So far, however, it cannot be foreseen what a failure of the active substance could mean for the vaccination strategy.
“It was more important to me to inform the people now,” he said, and the next steps must be assessed after the active ingredient has been tested.
AstraZeneca vaccination freeze in Germany: "Suspend vaccinations as a precaution" - Spahn statement live
Notification of origin
: Berlin - Corona vaccinations with the AstraZeneca vaccine are suspended in Germany as a precaution.
The federal government is following a current recommendation from the Paul Ehrlich Institute (PEI), said a spokesman for the Federal Ministry of Health on Monday.
After new reports of thrombosis of the cerebral veins in connection with the vaccination in Germany and Europe, the institute considers further investigations to be necessary.
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) will decide "whether and how the new findings will affect the approval of the vaccine".
The federal states reacted, in Hesse, for example, all 28 vaccination centers were immediately instructed to stop vaccinations immediately, as reported by the
Fuldaer Zeitung
*.
In Bavaria, a government press conference was also scheduled for Tuesday *.
Corona in Germany: AstraZeneca has already made negative headlines in the past
As early as November, Astrazeneca caused a stir with the presentation that its corona vaccine could keep up with the more than 90 percent effectiveness of the much more difficult to store and more expensive vaccines from Biontech / Pfizer and Moderna.
However, this success rate was only found in clinical tests if the first injection was only given with half a dose and the second vaccination with the full dose, the manufacturer admitted.
The developers of the Astrazeneca vaccine discovered this only by chance, because some of the subjects were accidentally given only half a dose at first.
This mishap cast doubt on the overall reliability of the tests.
Astrazeneca now states the effectiveness of its corona vaccine at around 70 percent.
The effectiveness of the vaccine from the manufacturer Biontech is over 90 percent.
Corona in Germany: Astrazeneca vaccine caused restrictions even before approval
After the EU-wide approval of the Astrazeneca vaccine at the end of December, Germany and other member states initially restricted its use for people up to 64 years of age because insufficient data was available for older people.
As a result, the vaccine was not usable for many people in priority level 1.
It was not until the beginning of March that Germany and other EU countries also released the drug for older people on the basis of new research data.
But the damage was done, and many people willing to vaccinate questioned the effectiveness of the vaccine.
Corona in Germany: Astrazeneca's active ingredient under fire - does vaccine cause serious side effects?
The most serious doubts about the vaccine from the manufacturer Astrazeneca, however, are fueling reports of possible side effects, according to reports that severe blood clots occurred after vaccination with the active ingredient.
On Thursday Denmark initially suspended the vaccination with the vaccine.
Norway, Iceland and the EU countries Bulgaria, Ireland and the Netherlands followed.
Austria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Luxembourg suspended the use of a certain Astrazeneca batch, Italy and Romania stopped the use of another batch.
Thailand and the Democratic Republic of the Congo postponed the start of vaccination.
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) said on Thursday that the number of blood clots was "no higher in vaccinated people than in the general population".
The World Health Organization (WHO) did not initially identify any need for action.
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