Corona vaccine was scarce in the spring.
Markus Söder therefore announced the purchase of the Sputnik vaccine - what became of the CSU boss's plan?
Munich - The Corona * vaccination campaign in Bavaria has stalled - despite enough vaccine available.
Hardly anyone remembers the up to 2.5 million doses of the Russian vaccine Sputnik, which the state government around Prime Minister Markus Söder * announced in the spring.
Söder announced Sputnik order - what happened to the vaccine announcement?
In the case of corona vaccines, the following actually applies: The European Union and the federal government organize the procurement, the federal states take care of the exact distribution. But at the beginning of April, the Free State pushed forward. In the case of Europe-wide approval, it was said that up to 2.5 million cans would be bought. But what became of it?
Sputnik V * is still not approved throughout Europe, as reported by
Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR)
.
There are currently only national approvals in Hungary and Slovakia.
On
BR
demand, the Ministry of Health still does not want to move away from the Sputnik plans.
According to the report, a spokeswoman said: The "Letter of Intent" signed in April specifies the intention to "acquire up to 2.5 million doses of the Russian vaccine Sputnik V after it has been approved for medicinal products".
The evaluation and recommendation of the European Medicines Agency EMA and the approval by the European Commission remain to be awaited.
"The one who ...": Sharp criticism of Söder after the Sputnik deal
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Söder's Sputnik announcement - probably not a binding order yet
The ministry probably does not know the exact time.
When the EMA will advise and the Commission will decide on approval is "currently unclear," the
BR
quotes
.
The ministry left unanswered the question of what role the Russian vaccine would play in the vaccination strategy if it were approved.
The cost of the vaccine also remains unclear, and the ministry refers
to ongoing negotiations
with the
BR
.
A binding order has therefore not yet been issued, and no money has yet been paid either.
Söders Sputnik plans - Greens boss criticizes CSU boss
The Bavarian Greens parliamentary leader Katharina Schulze cannot understand that the plans are apparently being adhered to.
When
asked by
BR
, she said: “I would find it more sensible if Markus Söder would concentrate all his energy on increasing the vaccination rate in Bavaria.” And further: “At the moment there is no shortage of approved and available vaccines - and yet Bavaria is ranked in the back places in a national comparison. "
That is not the only criticism of the Green politician: "Sputnik is not a non-political vaccine, but a prestige project of the Kremlin," she made
clear
to the
BR
.
(came)
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