Corona case numbers continue to climb - medical officers speak out in favor of child vaccinations

The trend is upwards: The number of corona cases is increasing in Germany.

The vaccination for children under the age of 12 is now also supported by the Federal Association of Doctors.

• The federal incidence rises to 15.0, there were 2,768 new infections in the last 24 hours.

• RKI boss Wieler is said to have said he should stick to the seven-day incidence as a pandemic assessment.

• Medical officers are urging children to be vaccinated.

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Berlin - The nationwide seven-day incidence * of new corona infections continues to rise and is now 15.0.

The previous day the value was 14.5, at the latest low on July 6, it was 4.9.

As the Robert Koch Institute * announced on Wednesday morning (July 28), citing information from the health authorities, 2768 new infections and 21 further deaths related to Covid-19 were registered within 24 hours.

A week ago the incidence was 11.4 and the number of new infections was 2203.

Coronavirus: The incidence value should remain a guideline for pandemic assessments

Yesterday, a piece of paper that was presented to the

caused a

stir.

RKI boss Lothar Wieler warned that the fourth wave had begun and that the seven-day incidence should remain the “leading indicator”.

The RKI actually wanted to move away from the incidence value as the sole assessment factor of the pandemic.

Now there is apparently a U-turn.

In the letter, Wieler is also said to have warned of high incidences and said that high vaccination rates alone were not enough.

Corona restrictions would therefore be necessary again.

Coronavirus: medical officers for child vaccinations

In view of the rapidly increasing number of corona infections, the German medical officers are also speaking out in favor of vaccinating all children from the age of twelve. "If the vaccines have been tested, checked and approved, I see no reason not to recommend them for vaccination, even for younger people," said the chairwoman of the Federal Association of Doctors in the Public Health Service, Ute Teichert, the newspapers of the

from Wednesday (July 28th).

"If there is approval for vaccines against Covid-19 for children and adolescents, I am in favor of people being vaccinated with them," said Teichert.

The incidences are particularly high in the lower age groups.

“That will soon move to the even younger groups.

Why shouldn't we protect these age groups from Corona? ”Teichert pointed out.

“Especially since the boys have a lot of contacts.

So it makes sense to vaccinate them. "

In Germany, the corona vaccine from Biontech / Pfizer * is approved for children from the age of twelve.

The Standing Vaccination Commission (Stiko) has so far only recommended immunization for young people with certain previous illnesses.