Because he is progressing too slowly with the corona vaccinations, a young man from Bavaria flew to Moscow.
There he was vaccinated with Sputnik V.
Pfaffenhofen - The vaccination * against the corona virus in Germany is progressing too slowly for many.
Bavaria's Prime Minister Markus Söder * has recently noted this again and again.
Even a 24-year-old from Pfaffenhofen near Ingolstadt * didn't get it fast enough - so he found an unusual path for himself.
Man from Bavaria flies to Russia for corona vaccination: "Curious story"
Thomas Waller (24) followed to Moscow to be vaccinated with Sputnik *. The
Donaukurier
reports
(article readable after registration). In Bavaria, as a young, healthy person, he might have had to wait longer for a corona vaccination. The Sputnik vaccination made possible the so-called vaccination price of the tour operator World Visitors. Waller had to book a vaccination appointment and apply for an express visa for 30 days at a travel agency near Frankfurt - then it started a good two weeks ago. "That was a very curious story and it went faster than expected," the young man told the portal. He is now using his remaining vacation and will stay in Russia until the second vaccination * at the beginning of May.
He had only booked the two vaccination appointments through the tour operator.
The Sputnik-V package from the tour operator would have cost the 24-year-old around 2000 euros, including travel to and from the hotel, vaccination and accommodation.
But he only paid 150 euros for both vaccinations * - also because he was part of a so-called press group.
A total of ten camera teams accompanied him and ten other people.
Russian state television was directly represented by three teams.
But German media representatives were also there.
Many also got vaccinated.
Bayer flies to Russia for corona vaccination: "Part of Russian propaganda"
Unlike the 60 Germans in the travel group who did not belong to the press group and were vaccinated in a private clinic, Waller's vaccination appointment took place in a hotel. "In the meantime it bothers me a little that I became part of the Russian propaganda," he told the
Danube Courier
. The recordings were used for advertising purposes for the Russian population, who are not particularly fond of vaccinations. Only six percent of Russians have been vaccinated so far, said the 24-year-old. The Russians themselves should also encourage people from abroad to come especially for the vaccination *.
Russia has high numbers of infections, few people are vaccinated.
That is why the young man from Bavaria finds it all the less understandable that all shops, restaurants and cinemas have reopened.
“The Russians live like nothing.
Many of them are totally inconsiderate, ”he explained to the
Donaukurier
about his impressions.
Most of them would also no longer wear a mask *.
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Markus Söder wants to secure the Sputnik-V vaccine from Russia for Bavaria.
There was criticism for this - Health Minister Jens Spahn should not be enthusiastic about the move either.
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According to Waller, the fact that everything has now reopened is also because the economy is at the top of the list for the government.
For the 24-year-old, this was also a reason to leave Moscow and his next station in Saint Petersburg quickly after the first vaccination appointment.
He is now in a health resort called Veliky Novogrod, a good 580 kilometers from Moscow.
There he spends a lot of time in nature.
The young man talked to his parents about his vaccination.
“They think that's good.
When it comes to protecting your own health, you should also be a bit selfish, ”he told the
Donaukurier
.
“My grandpa is practically locked in the home.
And I just wanted to visit him again with a clear conscience and go for a walk with him, ”he says about his reasons for the vaccination prices.
“And above all, I want things to be done.” He doesn't really believe that every German will get a vaccination offer by the summer.
Bayer (24) flies to Russia for a vaccination - and has to be quarantined on return
On May 7th, he will go back to Moscow, where he will receive the second vaccination. “The first time I didn't really have any side effects, other than having a bit of a headache at night. But that was gone the next day. ”Two days later, he goes back to Bavaria, where he has to be in quarantine for a few days. "That's why I stayed in Russia straight away so that I don't have to be quarantined twice," he told the
Danube courier
.
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