In Bavaria, the corona vaccination with Astrazeneca is now possible for everyone.
How do I get an appointment?
How does that go?
The most important questions answered.
Munich - The Munich general practitioner Markus Frühwein and his colleagues inoculate around 100 doses of corona vaccine every week. “Depending on how much we get,” he says. The large Munich practice with several doctors is well above average. But: "We could vaccinate more," says Frühwein. At Astrazeneca *, the need for advice among its patients is significantly higher. And since the prioritization of the vaccine was lifted and it was released for all age groups, the phone has been ringing even more often in his practice. "It was almost impossible to handle the many calls," said Frühwein yesterday afternoon. That's what many general practitioners are doing right now. But many who were now hoping for a faster vaccination will have to wait a little longer. The most important questions.
Coronavirus: Astrazeneca vaccination in Bavaria - answers to the most important questions
Do you not need the existing Astrazeneca vaccine in the practices for people over the age of 60?
Apparently only in part.
The Standing Vaccination Commission (Stiko) recommends Astrazeneca from the age of 60.
But from the practices and vaccination centers the feedback comes more and more often that the "previously intended age group over 60 years is already vaccinated or does not want to have the Astrazeneca vaccine for various reasons", says a spokesman for the Association of Statutory Health Insurance Physicians in Bavaria (KVB) of our newspaper .
The clearance now opens up the possibility of giving the vaccine to younger people if they want to and from a medical point of view nothing speaks against it.
In this way, possible waste can also be prevented.
The measure was therefore a logical step for Bavaria's Minister of Health, Klaus Holetschek (CSU).
The special vaccination campaigns in the vaccination centers had shown: "There are many people in Bavaria outside of the priority groups who are very interested in a vaccination * and also want to take Astrazeneca," he told our newspaper.
If you give the doctor's practices more freedom here, you help everyone.
Corona in Bavaria - How much Astrazeneca vaccine do doctors' offices have?
So far, the total amount of vaccines has been manageable. For the coming week, the contract doctors of the National Association of Statutory Health Insurance Physicians (KBV) could each order up to 48 doses. The Federal Ministry of Health determines which vaccine they receive. If - as for this week - around 55,000 practices order again, each of them will receive an average of 36 cans, according to the KBV. What sounds little is after all twice as much as in the previous week.
Curious: Ironically, during the week in which Bavaria's Minister of Health Klaus Holetschek (CSU) releases Astrazeneca in medical practices for all age groups, they could not order this product at all. That means: next week the practices will not receive an Astrazeneca. Instead, only Biontech should be supplied, for which the prioritization continues to apply. Although individual doctors report that they still have unvaccinated Astrazeneca in stock - this seems to be very different from region to region. Overall, the total supply of approved vaccines is likely to be scarce for the time being. Jens Spahn's (CDU) house has not yet communicated how much and what vaccine the Federal Ministry of Health has delivered to the practices in May. "This ambiguity is a nuisance," says the KVB spokesman.
Should I contact my doctor if I want to be vaccinated with Astrazeneca?
The Association of Statutory Health Insurance Physicians in Bavaria (KVB) advises you to stay calm and wait and see. "Nobody benefits if the phone lines of the practices are now occupied by those willing to vaccinate," says the spokesman. After all, the standard supply outside of Corona should not be lost sight of. Mediziner Frühwein also points out that the practices always only find out at the end of the week how much vaccine they will receive for the next week. “Asking for appointments in the middle of the week therefore makes absolutely no sense.” In fact, however, some practices keep lists of patients who want to be vaccinated. From the patient's point of view, it can't hurt to show your interest when you get the chance, even if it might take some time for this wish to come true. The KVB also says: "If you are at the doctor's anyway, it makes senseto inquire about a vaccination. "
How long does it take to get the second Astrazeneca vaccination?
Anyone who is vaccinated with Astrazeneca in Bavaria will receive the second vaccination twelve weeks later.
At Biontech and Moderna, the gap is six weeks.
The Johnson & Johnson vaccine only needs to be injected once.
These distances could become relevant when fully vaccinated people get back their liberties.
For example, Greece recently suspended quarantine for EU tourists who have been fully vaccinated for two weeks or who have a negative PCR test *.
How often do thromboses occur after an Astrazeneca vaccination?
According to the Paul Ehrlich Institute, 59 cases of sinus and cerebral vein thrombosis after vaccination with Astrazeneca had been reported in Germany by mid-April.
Twelve people died, six men and six women.
According to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI), a total of more than 4.2 million first doses and 4153 second doses of the vaccine had been administered up to and including April 15.
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