General practitioners complain of a shortage of flu vaccines

The general practitioners complain about delivery bottlenecks in the flu vaccines - and see the blame for this in the pharmacies.

They provided "with their own vaccination offers for an artificial shortage of the vaccine and hinder the vaccinations in the doctor's offices," criticized Oliver Funken, chairman of the North Rhine General Practitioners Association, in a statement on Friday.

Cologne - “Vaccination is an original medical task.

Unfortunately, the ordered quantities are currently not arriving in full everywhere. "

Many pharmacies would "actively" offer their customers the flu vaccination this year, Funken complained.

In doing so, they would often access vaccine that is intended for the doctor's offices.

“The pharmacies should ensure the supply of vaccines and medication 24 hours a day, seven days a year.

That is their core task.

And that also applies to the delivery of the flu vaccines to the doctor's offices.

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The doctors had prepared themselves well for the expected onslaught of flu vaccinations in the most favorable months from October to December, stressed Funken. Vaccines had already been ordered in sufficient quantities from the practices in the spring. On the basis of the number of patients and the empirical values ​​of previous years, the medical practices could "calculate the required quantities very precisely", wrote the association. Funken: “We all ordered significantly more flu vaccines because we expected an increase in demand for flu vaccinations in April due to the Corona. The inquiries from patients confirm our assessment. "

According to the association, the Paul Ehrlich Institute had already released 25 million vaccine doses by October 10 after successful batch testing.

A total of 27 million vaccine doses would be available nationwide this year.

dpa