Information about vaccinations without an appointment triggered a rush to the Röthenbach vaccination center on Holy Saturday.
There was a lot of criticism on social media.
Röthenbach
- On Holy Saturday (April 3rd) there was a situation in the Röthenbach vaccination center, which the district office describes in a press release as a “curse of the good deed”.
On Friday (April 2nd) vaccination capacities for Corona * vaccinations were unexpectedly free.
According to the motto “Better vaccinate than not vaccinate”, the Maltese decided pragmatically to vaccinate accompanying persons without an appointment.
The information spread rapidly through word of mouth and social media, which resulted in a rush to the vaccination center on Saturday.
The traffic chaos had to be resolved by the fire brigade.
The action caused a lot of criticism on social media.
Nürnberger Land: “Software emergency” led to vaccinations without an appointment
After problems in the “BayIMCO” vaccination software on Thursday night, many free appointments in Röthenbach could no longer be allocated.
As a result, the Maltese began on Thursday to telephone people who were on the waiting list and who could be available for a vaccination at short notice.
But that was not enough to allocate all the dates, as the press release says.
In addition, many teachers who were invited to the vaccination did not show up.
Therefore, members of the fire brigade were also invited.
Despite all efforts, it was not possible to use the available capacities for the Astrazeneca * vaccine.
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Since relatives also came to the collective appointments for daycare centers on Friday, the Maltese decided around 6 p.m. to also vaccinate accompanying persons in priority group 2 who had no vaccination appointment without an appointment.
"So that something goes ahead, despite all the regulations, because I really prefer every syringe in my arm than in the refrigerator," said the head of the vaccination center, Herbert Zinßer, to the
Pegnitzer Zeitung
.
The Maltese would have acted pragmatically and unbureaucratically in a software emergency - "special situations sometimes force special measures", it says in the report from the district office.
The vaccination center also decided to apply the prioritization guidelines generously, based on the current situation.
Rush to Röthenbach vaccination center - 500 people willing to vaccinate rejected
This information spread rapidly - especially via social media - and led to a rush the following day.
The shift management of the vaccination center asked the fire brigade to regulate the access to the site due to the rush - and vaccinations without an appointment were stopped.
The fire brigade estimates that at least 500 people had to be turned away.
It was interesting that the cars came from all over the surrounding area, from Nuremberg *, Bamberg or Forchheim.
Many people vented their anger about the situation on Facebook.
One user wrote: “For me this is a fraud and incomprehensible.
A bottomless cheek on the part of those responsible. ”Another complains:“ Obviously I could save my efforts to bring our professional group officially into Group 2.
It is apparently more effective to catch a telephone receiver in the whisper mail ”.
Many other users defend the vaccination center's approach and think it's good that no vaccine dose was lost.
The head of the vaccination center understands the anger of people who stick to the rules and don't get a vaccination appointment for a long time, reports the
Pegnitzer Zeitung.
After the bad experience, he therefore fears that in the future one will have to adhere to strict regulations again, even if the vaccination may then be less than possible.
(tk)
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