Crisis team general in Bavaria: Söder is hoping for Novavax, his minister predicts the fourth vaccination

Created: 12/23/2021 05:06 AM

From: Tanja Kipke, Thomas Eldersch

Bavaria's Prime Minister Söder meets with the head of the Corona crisis team Breuer on Wednesday.

The number of vaccinations continues to rise.

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• The number of vaccinations in Bavaria continues to rise

  (see update from December 22nd, 5:16 p.m.).

• In a press statement, Söder * together with Corona crisis chief Carsten Breuer informed about the current Corona situation

  (see update from December 22nd, 1:32 p.m.).

• You can read all corona news for Bavaria here in the ticker.

Update from December 22nd, 5:16 p.m.:

The number of vaccinations continues to rise in the Free State.

In the past week, more than 1.1 million people in Bavaria were immunized.

Health Minister Holetschek announced this in Munich on Wednesday.

That is around 66,000 more vaccinations than the week before.

Much of the vaccinations - about 900,000 - were boosters.

According to Stiko's recommendation on Tuesday, you can now get a boost after three months instead of six.

Anyone who wants to get a booster vaccination in the vaccination centers after this new deadline can do so, said a spokesman for the Ministry of Health.

So far, around 40 percent of adults in Bavaria have received booster vaccinations. According to the Ministry of Health, the number of weekly first vaccinations in Bavaria has recently increased again - from just under 83,000 at the beginning of December to more than 100,000 in the past week. It is possible that the willingness to vaccinate will decrease again due to public holidays and vacations, said the ministry spokesman. Because of the new Stiko recommendation for booster vaccinations, "an opposite effect" could also occur.

Update from December 22nd, 1:32 p.m .:

Markus Söder * gave a press

together with Klaus Holetschek and Corona crisis chief Carsten Breuer.

Breuer and Söder again pointed out how important vaccinations are in the fight against the coronavirus - especially with regard to the new Omikron variant.

With the new vaccine from Novavax, Söder hopes that he will be more willing to vaccinate.

He also calls for a proposal from the federal government on what vaccination compulsory in Germany could look like.

According to Health Minister Holetschek, a fourth vaccination should already be planned for now.

Corona crisis chief visiting Bavaria: press conference with Söder to read

Update 1:27 p.m.:

With the few vaccine doses that are still available from Biontech, you have to prioritize those under 30, explains Breuer.

According to him, there is no good or bad vaccine, only available.

The press conference is hereby ended.

Update 1:24 p.m.:

Holetschek points out that the fourth vaccination is already being prepared in Israel.

One should also keep an eye on that.

"We actually have to plan for that now," he warns.

Söder notes that the fourth vaccination could of course be regulated much more easily with a general vaccination requirement.

Then you don't have to run after anyone.

Söder sure: "Inoculation pressure" is increasing thanks to the Omikron variant

Update 1:17 p.m.:

The pressure for vaccination will be "relatively high" due to Omikron, according to Söder. He very much hopes that one or the other vaccine skeptic will still be vaccinated with the dead vaccine like Novavax. Federal Health Minister Lauterbach had announced 25 million vaccine doses for the first quarter of 2022, which was a good signal. Söder thinks it would be good if the federal government would make a proposal as to what form a nationwide vaccination requirement could look like. "It needs a clear proposal from the traffic light government," said Söder. The sooner the better.

Update 1:14 p.m.:

Health Minister Klaus Holetschek also

vaccination.

Doctors in Bavaria had administered over 10 million vaccinations.

He thanks all practices for their commitment.

The new StiKo recommendation for a booster vaccination from three months is a great challenge in vaccine procurement.

Everything will be done to ensure a reliable flow of vaccines can.

Corona crisis chief visiting Bavaria: "Only boosting is a chance to ..."

Update 1:12 p.m.:

Breuer

it is very important to keep the vaccination centers open over Christmas.

The options for vaccination should definitely continue to exist.

The countries are the pillars of the vaccination strategy.

Without close cooperation, you will not be successful, explains Breuer.

Update 1:10 p.m.:

Carsten Breuer now has the floor.

Because of the high incidences, special attention is still paid to Bavaria.

“You really have to stay on the ball,” said Breuer.

“Only the boosting is a chance to keep the omicron wave in check”.

Update 1:08 p.m.:

The vaccination centers will therefore remain open over the holidays.

Söder also appeals to family doctors to continue making vaccinations possible.

Novavax's new vaccine is to be distributed as soon as possible so that people who prefer a dead vaccine can also be vaccinated.

"There is no reason to sit back," says Söder.

Omikron is a major threat to all medical professions.

Söder thanks for the visit of the crisis chief of staff.

Update from December 22nd, 1:06 p.m.:

The press conference begins.

Bayern have good news, Söder begins.

The incidence has continued to decrease.

"Unfortunately, we have to prepare for a bigger challenge with Omikron," he explains.

Therefore the major general was also visiting.

Above all, boosting is the right way to go here.

Update from December 22nd, 12.50 p.m.:

In a few minutes Prime Minister Markus Söder, Health Minister Klaus Holetschek and Major General Carsten Breuer will appear in front of the press.

You can follow the statements live here.

Corona in Bavaria: Vaccination centers should remain open over Christmas

Update from December 22nd, 12:13 p.m.:

Corona crisis chief, Carsten Breuer, visits the Free State on Tuesday (December 22nd) to talk to Prime Minister Markus Söder about the current Corona situation (see first report). In an interview with

he explained how "extremely important" the week before and after Christmas were with regard to vaccinations. Many people would have free and thus time to attend a vaccination appointment. “That is why the vaccination offer must be maintained as nationwide as possible. The vaccination centers remain up. ”He himself will also be on duty at Christmas. “I will of course be on the crisis team on Christmas Eve. The situation in the country makes this necessary. "

According to the general, there is no such thing as a “good or bad vaccine”.

Just available.

The new Omikron variant means that you have to react quickly to developments.

Vaccination centers should therefore no longer be dismantled, but only mothballed, if at all, he explained in an interview.

"In the future we want to be able to vaccinate the majority of the population at any time within weeks."

Update from December 22nd, 6.55 a.m.:

In the Free State, the seven-day incidence has fallen again.

According to the RKI, the value on Wednesday morning is 255.6.

For comparison: the day before it was still 276.7.

The Coburg district currently has the highest incidence in Bavaria at 560.2.

In the state capital Munich, the value sinks to 208.2.

First report from December 21:

Munich - The appointments for Prime Minister Markus Söder (CSU) do not seem to stop shortly before Christmas.

First there was a meeting of the CSU executive committee on Monday, followed by a cabinet meeting on Tuesday, and then the head of the country took part in the prime ministerial conference.

And the topic of Corona * runs like a red thread through the week in Söders.

On Wednesday, December 22nd, the Corona crisis chief, Major General Carsten Breuer, visits the Free State.

Corona in Bavaria: Head of the crisis team Breuer visits Munich

At 1 p.m. Söder, Breuer and the Bavarian Health Minister Klaus Holetschek (CSU) will appear in front of the cameras.

In the orangery of the State Chancellery, they comment on the corona situation in Bavaria.

Then at 2:30 p.m. the chief of the crisis staff visits a Munich clinic.

After the appointment there, the major general will visit a family doctor's practice in Munich * at around 6 p.m.

Before Bavaria, Breuer visited the federal states of Lower Saxony and Saxony.

Major General Carsten Breuer on his visit to Lower Saxony.

In the background stands Prime Minister Stephan Weil (SPD).

© Michael Matthey / dpa

On Tuesday it was announced that the State Office for Health and Food Safety (LGL) will have a new head after a year.

The physician Prof. Christian Weidner takes over from Walter Jonas, who becomes regional president of the Upper Palatinate.

“He is not only an expert on the LGL, but also, as a doctor, an accomplished expert in risk assessment, for example,” said Bavaria's Minister of Health Holetschek, praising the 50-year-old on Tuesday in Munich.

Environment Minister Thorsten Glauber (Free Voters) sees Weidner as an “extremely competent new head of the authorities”.

Corona in Bavaria: Change at the top of the LGL for the FDP only a "pawn"

The LGL has recently been criticized for calculating the corona incidence * broken down into vaccinated and unvaccinated people.

At its core, it is about the question of whether it is legitimate to add people with an unknown vaccination status to the group of unvaccinated people - even if they now make up a very large part.

Jonas had repeatedly defended his authority's approach from a professional point of view.

The Landtag FDP called Jonas a "pawn" on Tuesday.

In government circles, however, it was emphasized that the procedure for filling the two government president posts had been going on for a long time.