Hof in Bavaria has been one of Germany's corona hotspots for weeks.
Vaccinations against the virus in companies will soon start there.
Hof - the city and district of Hof are getting additional doses of vaccine in the fight against Corona * - and want to use them to vaccinate more companies in the coming weeks.
Initially, 2000 vaccine doses * are to be given to employees of the 20 largest companies in the city and district.
Hof receives additional vaccination doses in the fight against Corona: "Our goal is to immunize as quickly as possible"
“Our goal is to immunize as quickly as possible.
That is why we would like to soon offer our companies a comprehensive range of vaccinations *.
With the special contingent we are taking a first step to interrupt possible chains of infection. ”District Administrator Oliver Bär (CSU *) and Hof's Lord Mayor Eva Döhla (SPD *) shared this on Thursday.
As early as next Tuesday (April 27), mobile vaccination teams will start the vaccination campaign in the companies.
The companies should determine who is vaccinated.
Incidence value fell slightly - The current corona situation in Bavaria on Thursday, April 22, 2021
Hof as a Corona hotspot - vaccination rate well above the Bavaria-wide value
Hof has been one of the corona hotspots in Germany for weeks, but the numbers have recently fallen.
On Thursday, the Robert Koch Institute (RKI *) determined a seven-day incidence * of 268.4 for the city of Hof, and 266.9 new infections were reported within seven days for the district.
In Hof, the vaccination rate is already well above the Bavaria-wide value.
32.1 percent, based on the number of inhabitants, have already been vaccinated at least once, in Bavaria it is 22.2 percent according to RKI figures from Thursday.
Corona in Bavaria: Söder and Holetschek emphasize the importance of vaccinations
Prime Minister Markus Söder * and Health Minister Klaus Holetschek (both CSU) had recently repeatedly emphasized the important role vaccinations should play in companies in combating pandemics.
Model projects for corona vaccinations in companies are due to start in April.
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