Johnson & Johnson Vaccines Require Third-Party Vaccine for Booster Status
Created: 01/18/2022 07:53
By: Jan Knötzsch
Innovation in Lower Saxony: Anyone who was vaccinated with Johnson & Johnson is no longer considered boosted after the second vaccination with another vaccine.
Hanover – So far, things have been very simple: anyone who has been vaccinated against the corona virus with the Johnson & Johnson vaccine was initially considered fully vaccinated after a vaccination in Lower Saxony, where the incidence value has reached a new high.
And after the subsequent second vaccination with a vaccine from Moderna or Biontech - here is an overview of the side effects of all corona vaccines - as a boosted one.
This will no longer be the case in the future.
As part of the amendment to the protective measures exception ordinance, the Paul Ehrlich Institute has changed the criteria for the vaccination status of people who have been vaccinated with the Janssen vaccine from Johnson & Johnson - this was announced in a statement by the Lower Saxony Ministry for Social Affairs, Health and Equal Opportunities .
Federal state: | Lower Saxony |
Surface: | 47,614 km² |
Resident: | 7.982 million |
state capital: | Hanover |
Johnson & Johnson vaccinated people in Lower Saxony are no longer considered boosted after a second vaccination with another vaccine
It states that according to the new regulations, people who have only been vaccinated once with the Janssen vaccine from Johnson & Johnson are no longer fully vaccinated in accordance with the Federal Protective Measures Exception Ordinance and thus also the Corona Ordinance of the State of Lower Saxony be valid.
It is therefore recommended to those affected that, to complete their primary vaccination course, they are strongly advised to have a second vaccination with an mRNA vaccine four weeks after vaccination with Janssen.
Anyone in Lower Saxony who has been vaccinated with a vaccine from Johnson & Johnson and then with another mRNA vaccine is no longer considered to be completely boosted.
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This means that in Lower Saxony, where Prime Minister Stephan Weil wants vaccinations to be compulsory in order to break a “vicious circle”, even with the Johnson&Johnson vaccine, only the third vaccination can be considered a booster vaccination within the meaning of the Federal Protective Measures Exception Ordinance and the State’s Corona Ordinance .
This new federal rule means that people who have received a second shot after the first shot with the Johnson & Johnson vaccine can no longer legally be considered "boosted".
Lower Saxony: All those affected by the rule change are subject to the obligation to test at 2G-Plus
This means that they are no longer exempt from the obligation to test under the 2G Plus regulations under the Corona Ordinance of Lower Saxony. According to the ministry, all those affected who have already received a second vaccination with an mRNA vaccine are therefore asked to try to get a booster vaccination three months later in order to receive the best possible protection against infection. Until the third vaccination is received, all those affected are subject to the obligation to be tested at 2G-Plus.
“Sufficient vaccine is available and many municipal vaccination teams have free appointments or vaccination offers without an appointment on offer at short notice.
The more people we can reach with a vaccination these days, the better we as a society will get through the next few weeks and the less the burden on our health system will be," says Lower Saxony's Health Minister Daniela Behrens and asks the people affected by the new regulation to “It is essential to make use of the possibility of a booster vaccination after three months”.
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