For the inpatient treatment of unvaccinated corona patients, scientists from the Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW) expect sharply rising costs this winter. These could be avoided with a higher vaccination rate, as the institute announced. According to calculations, there is a risk of spending around 180 million euros per week on hospital treatment for people with Covid 19 disease in winter.
Kiel - Since August, the proportion of unvaccinated people in inpatient corona treatments has been on average almost 85 percent.
According to the AOK, the treatment costs per patient amount to an average of 10,200 euros.
According to the calculations by the Kiel scientists, this results in expenses of more than 160 million euros for the inpatient treatment of unvaccinated adults and adults with corona for the months of August and September 2021.
Including expected late registrations from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI), the amount will rise to around 180 million euros.
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In winter, spending could rise to 180 million euros per week if the vaccination rate does not increase and the RKI's prognosis of a 7-day incidence of 400 per 100,000 inhabitants occurs.
The authors also anticipate an increase in the average treatment costs, as the intensive care beds could increasingly be occupied by younger people, who have a higher chance of survival, which increases the duration of treatment.
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