Many people in Bavaria want to be vaccinated against the corona virus quickly.
Short-term appointments with the active ingredient from Astrazeneca are in great demand.
Munich - Many people in Bavaria want to be vaccinated against the corona virus * as quickly as possible.
Numerous municipalities are offering their citizens short-term vaccinations * with the active ingredient from Astrazeneca * with special promotions - and the dates are in great demand.
Corona: Bavaria-wide rush for vaccination campaigns with Astrazeneca
Numerous municipalities allow their citizens aged 60 and over to have vaccination appointments * with the vaccine * from Astazeneca until April 18th.
The demand is enormous.
A spokesman said on Wednesday that the telephone system in the Augsburg district office had temporarily failed due to the many calls.
As of April 19, Astrazeneca will only be used in general practitioners' offices.
Initial vaccinations with this vaccine are then no longer possible in the vaccination centers.
Next weekend, 3500 additional doses of the vaccine from Astrazeneca are to be given out in the Augsburg district *.
The district office's hotline received exactly 225,493 calls on the day the registration started on Tuesday, around 155,000 of them in the first hour.
According to District Administrator Martin Sailer (CSU), 3200 of the 3500 appointments had been taken by the evening.
The telephone system had meanwhile been put out of action.
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"Trust in the vaccine from Astrazeneca": Rush for corona vaccination campaigns
The inquiry showed “that trust in Astrazeneca's vaccine * continues to be very high, and rightly so.
Such actions make me feel confident and grateful, ”said Sailer.
The frustration of the citizens who did not get an appointment is understandable.
It was clear that demand would exceed supply.
"The decisive factor for us, however, was that we get further vaccinations in a pragmatic and unbureaucratic way - because only continuous vaccination progress will help us in the corona pandemic *."
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