Booster vaccination in Lower Saxony: when does the booster vaccination apply?

Created: 12/16/2021, 4:13 PM

By: Alexander Eser-Ruperti

The booster vaccination with Biontech and Moderna is the theme of winter.

When is the booster vaccination legally valid?

This applies to in Lower Saxony.

Hanover - The Omikron variant continues to spread: also in Lower Saxony.

In Nienburg, the district spokesman confirmed 13 corona cases with the Omikron variant on Wednesday.

A quick vaccination campaign is all the more important.

From Friday, the 2G plus rule will apply across the board in Lower Saxony.

Participation in public life then requires a corona test in many areas, or a booster vaccination, especially with Biontech and Moderna.

But when is the third vaccination even legally valid?

Until the booster vaccination is legally valid, it is also necessary to wait in Lower Saxony

Bad news for those who have just received the booster vaccination and were hoping for an immediate exemption from the test requirement under 2G-Plus: It has to be waited. The federal and state governments have now agreed on a uniform regulation. The federal states are responsible for implementation.

Bavaria's Minister of Health and Chairman of the Conference of Health Ministers, Klaus Holetschek (CSU), said that anyone who received a booster vaccination at least 15 days ago is considered fully vaccinated.

So you have to wait two weeks after the booster vaccination until the test is no longer required - also in Lower Saxony.

The booster vaccination is the step towards some freedom in public space this winter.

For the coming years, immunologists fear that the next winters could look like this too.

This is to be prevented by a drastic increase in vaccinations and booster vaccinations according to Stiko's recommendation.

In Lower Saxony, the compulsory test after booster vaccination ends, other federal states are also loosening the 2G-Plus rule after booster vaccination

While many were still wondering what exactly 2G-Plus was all about, Stephan Weil's federal state had pushed ahead.

In Lower Saxony, the test requirement for people with booster vaccination under 2G-Plus was initially dropped.

The Prime Minister of Lower Saxony had recently announced a Christmas break with stronger contact restrictions for his state.

The exemption from the obligation to test also applies during this time.

Weil declared at the Christmas break that “the dike must be raised before the water is there.” His worries are not unfounded: warning level three applies in almost half of the districts of Lower Saxony.

Omikron has reached Lower Saxony, there have been 13 confirmed Omikron cases in the Nienburg district since Wednesday.

Booster vaccinations are the big topic of winter, now there are nationwide regulations from when the third vaccination applies.

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With regard to the obligation to test, the other federal states are now following suit.

The federal government and the federal states have agreed that everyone who has received a booster vaccination is exempt from the test requirement from the time it is fully effective - even under 2G-Plus.

Specifically, that means after two weeks, also in Lower Saxony.

In the meantime, the third-party vaccination can also be detected via the Corona warning app or the Covpass app.

When will I get the booster vaccination in Lower Saxony?

Immunologists warn against third-party vaccination too early

It is now clear from when the booster vaccination is legally valid. However, many are wondering when they will be able to receive the booster vaccination at all. In Lower Saxony the answer is: after four weeks. Stephan Weil's country is thus going a separate way. First, North Rhine-Westphalia allowed the booster vaccination after four weeks, but was rowed back after clear criticism.

In the coming months, the question of when the third vaccination will be given will depend on another aspect, namely the supply situation.

The new Health Minister Karl Lauterbach had recently announced that vaccine shortages would be imminent in the next quarter, and politicians were appalled.

Before that, Stephan Weil will give the federal state a special quota of 300,000 additional vaccination doses.

You should still cover some booster vaccinations for the time being.

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In Lower Saxony, the third vaccination is still possible after four weeks, but the Ministry of Health emphasizes that this is by no means recommended.

Many immunologists are critical of the way in Lower Saxony and warn against booster vaccinations that are too early - these are legally valid after two weeks, but obviously hardly effective if administered too early.

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