Is that legal? German IT expert offers vaccination appointments on eBay classifieds

Many people had to or have to wait a long time for the appointment for a corona vaccination.

An IT expert from Kiel has developed software that accelerates this.

Now there is a lot of trouble.

Kiel / Berlin - The project seems noble, but IT specialist Sören H. did the bill without the health ministry of his state.

Because the 28-year-old developed an algorithm that gives worried people a vaccination appointment in no time at all, the state of Schleswig-Holstein is now taking countermeasures.

The man from the north of the republic just wanted to help get an appointment for the corona vaccination.

In the end, millions of citizens did not succeed in this endeavor for months, be it because of a lack of vaccination doses, insufficient capacities or the prioritization of vaccination groups.

In the meantime, the general practitioners of the republic can also administer vaccine doses - but not without problems.

Buy corona vaccination on Ebay: IT professional manipulates appointments

The computer expert from Kiel has developed software that, according to his own statements, can be used to get a vaccination appointment in record time.

“I sat at home for up to 16 hours a day and tinkered with it.

But then it went great.

Within three minutes I was able to get appointments for my relatives who were entitled to vaccinate and who had previously tried in vain for weeks by hand, ”explains Sören H. to

RTL Nord

.

As he describes, he only needed basic personal data such as name, birthday, contact and vaccination authorization.

Here you can find out what you have to consider if you have already got an appointment for the corona vaccination:

The freelancer then decided to help other people get a vaccination appointment - and to offer the advantages of his "achievement" on Ebay. The 28-year-old would like to have 25 euros for an appointment to be vaccinated against Sars-CoV-2 - and calls this amount a "basis for negotiation". Why? The IT professional says: "As a self-employed person, the corona crisis also bothered me financially, so I totally understand if people can't pay that much at the moment, and that's why less than the 25 euros mentioned is completely okay." The success rate The algorithm he developed is 100 percent, he continues - and he has already been able to help 55 people in this way. Of course you don't get rich that way, but that wasn't his intention either.However, this decision now causes him problems.

Corona vaccination appointments on the Internet: Sören H. wanted to help - now anger threatens

The fact that the man did not want to make a lot of money with his extraordinary offer seems credible.

However, this does not save the Schleswig-Holsteiner from the consequences that threaten him now: The health ministry of his state is anything but delighted and wants to file a criminal complaint.

The authority also commented on the case

with

RTL Nord

: “The fact that an attempt is apparently being made with vaccination appointments is not acceptable.

The ministry is currently preparing a criminal complaint and an injunction, ”the statement reads.

In addition, the ministry would like to shut down Sören H.'s software: IT experts are preparing technical countermeasures to make this undertaking no longer possible in the future. What is the corona situation like in your district? Click through our interactive map.

(PF)