Approval from Astrazeneca: Not everyone can get used to it

District - In Bavaria, Astrazeneca approved the vaccine for all age groups.

Anyone wishing to vaccinate can therefore immediately - regardless of their prioritization - get vaccinated with Astrazeneca from their general practitioner.

Dr.

Christian Günzel, specialist in general medicine at the Dachau MVZ and medical coordinator for corona issues for the district, welcomes the release of the vaccine.

“That's a good thing!” After all, campaigns such as the special vaccination day in the secondary school (we reported) have already actively steered towards such a loosening of the vaccination sequence.

The Dachau medical doctor is satisfied.

The prioritization is now de facto canceled, Dr.

Christian Günzel still has a clear target group in mind: "Men over 40 years of age and women over 50 years of age." After an individual assessment, however, younger age groups could also be vaccinated with Astrazeneca.

Here, the risk of developing Covid-19 must be weighed against the risk of a possible vaccine side effect.

Dr.

Günzel's colleague Dr.

Stephan Herf is critical of the release of Astrazeneca for all age groups.

The general practitioner from Dachau will only vaccinate people aged 40 and over with Astrazeneca in his practice.

He came to this decision in view of the data situation, the likely Biontech delivery quantities and the calculated risk of death for people under 40 years of age.

His assessment is made "to the best of his knowledge and belief" for his patients.

Changes in his approach are possible at any time after the announcement of new data.

The Odelzhausen family doctor Dr.

Kurt Huttenloher regards the lifting of the age restriction with caution.

Although the family doctor considers vaccination prioritization to be “worth discussing”, he cannot get used to the idea of ​​vaccinating patients aged 18 and over with Astrazeneca.

The general practitioner expresses his concerns especially with regard to the vaccination of women. With great reluctance, he would vaccinate younger age groups. In particular, the general practitioner shy away from vaccinating women under 55. “I wouldn't have a good feeling about that.” In the case of Astrazeneca, he is critical of leaving the decision about the vaccination to the patient. Dr. Huttenloher doesn't. "Unfortunately, most of them reject Astrazeneca."