Karl Lauterbach cannot understand the suspension of corona vaccinations with AstraZeneca in Germany.
The government adviser judges harshly.
Munich / Berlin - It's the next bad news in the coronavirus pandemic: Germany is initially suspending vaccinations with the
AstraZeneca
corona vaccine
.
Cases of "thrombosis" had recently accumulated across Europe, declared Federal Health Minister Jens Spahn (CDU) on Monday afternoon (March 15) and confirmed: "We are suspending."
It is crucial that the
European Medicines Agency (EMA)
come to its decision in the coming days.
He advocated “following professional recommendations”.
Coronavirus pandemic: Germany suspends corona vaccinations with AstraZeneca
SPD health expert Karl Lauterbach, adviser to Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) in the coronavirus crisis, immediately made a professional recommendation.
“I wouldn't have done that.
A check with ongoing vaccinations would have been better in view of the rarity of the cases, "said Karl Lauterbach
when asked
by
Merkur.de
:" I would have let it continue in view of the fact that the cases in vaccinated and non-vaccinated people are the same.
Now we have a considerable loss of confidence. "
Even more: Lauterbach sharply criticized the vaccine management of the federal government and the
European Union (EU)
.
“Our vaccination strategy will collapse if the vaccine is not reused.
But I guess we are only going out for a short time, which would mean that the vaccine could not be inoculated in the practices, ”said the member of the Bundestag from Cologne.
Rhineland-Palatinate was the first federal state to respond on Monday - and immediately canceled 12,000 vaccination appointments that had already been made with
AstraZeneca
.
These should be postponed.
But until March 21st,
AstraZeneca will
no longer be
vaccinated against Corona
around Mainz for the time being
.
Bavaria's Prime Minister Markus Söder (CSU), on the other hand, commented on
the discussions
on
ARD
: “I know so many people who
would be vaccinated
with
AstraZeneca
.
I would also stand up immediately. "
Break with Astrazeneca vaccinations in Germany: Karl Lauterbach fears more corona deaths
Lauterbach now demands: “The vaccination sequence must now be adhered to all the more strictly to prevent deaths.
It is now becoming more and more evident that the EU made a mistake not to provide more capacities for
Moderna
,
Johnson & Johnson
and
Biontech
. ”
And
that's not all.
Lauterbach also wrote on Twitter of “a mistake” to
suspend
vaccinations with
AstraZeneca
- and warned urgently: “In the third wave, which is now picking up speed, first vaccinations with the
AstraZeneca
vaccine
would be lifesavers
.”
(Pm)
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