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Novavax vaccine: demand in homes and clinics is negligible

2022-02-23T14:05:32.139Z


Novavax vaccine: demand in homes and clinics is negligible Created: 02/23/2022, 3:00 p.m By: Tobias Gmach Alternative to Biontech and Moderna: The protein vaccine from the US manufacturer Novavax will soon be available in the district. Novavax days are scheduled at the vaccination center. © AFP A good 2000 doses of the Novavax vaccine should soon arrive in the Starnberg district. They are init


Novavax vaccine: demand in homes and clinics is negligible

Created: 02/23/2022, 3:00 p.m

By: Tobias Gmach

Alternative to Biontech and Moderna: The protein vaccine from the US manufacturer Novavax will soon be available in the district.

Novavax days are scheduled at the vaccination center.

© AFP

A good 2000 doses of the Novavax vaccine should soon arrive in the Starnberg district.

They are initially intended for employees in the medical field.

However, the demand there is negligible.

District – Nuvaxovid is said to be the corona antidote for the doubters.

Because the protein vaccine from the US company Novavax is not based on mRNA technology like the vaccines from Biontech and Moderna.

But there are relatively few of such doubters in the district - at least in care facilities and clinics.

“Only isolated inquiries” are generally given regarding Novavax.

The district office responsible for the vaccination center and Dr.

Bernhard Junge-Hülsing, as the supply doctor, is responsible for coordinating the vaccines for the practices.

The district authority can order until this Wednesday, spokesman Stefan Diebl said on request.

And: “If the vaccine is initially distributed according to population proportion, we expect a good 2,000 vaccine doses.

We can only offer appointments when the delivery date is actually known.” The vaccination center will then offer separate Novavax vaccination days.

Initially, the vaccines are intended for those who are subject to facility-related vaccination requirements - i.e. employees in the medical field, for example in hospitals, nursing homes and outpatient services.

The health department still lacks any information about when the partial vaccination obligation will come and how it has to be implemented exactly.

But it would probably not have a major impact in this country.

Because the vaccination rates in clinics and homes are now very high.

So it could be that Novavax will be available to all other people who want to be vaccinated very quickly, according to Diebl.

Roland Schwankhart, Head of Disaster Control, reports on a survey of all old people's homes and homes for the disabled in the district.

According to this, only ten to 20 employees would be interested in the protein vaccine, which the Robert Koch Institute attests to being somewhat less effective than the Biontech and modern vaccines.

Impressive development of vaccination rates in old people's homes

The development is particularly astounding in the nursing homes.

Edith Maruska, who heads the Rummelsberger Stift in Starnberg and Söcking, remembers: "In the beginning we had a vaccination rate of 23 percent." Today, only six of the 110 employees in both houses are unvaccinated.

Four resigned after the announcement of compulsory vaccination, and three positions had already been filled.

BRK care manager Marcus Wicke draws a similar picture: "We hardly have any unvaccinated people." In the Rotkreuzhaus Gilching there is one employee, in the care facilities of the Gautinger multi-generation campus also, in the BRK-Schloss Garatshausen there are two employees.

"Nevertheless, I think the additional offer is good," says Wicke about Novavax.

Both he and Maruska report successful persuasion efforts.

"In the past few months, we have made intensive efforts to get people vaccinated and have held mandatory counseling sessions," says Wicke.

Maruska also talks about the efforts of her head of nursing.

"That really worked." The Rummelsberger managers made sure that the vaccinators came to the house so that the effort for the employees was as little as possible.

Most family doctors will probably refer to the vaccination centers (Gauting, Herrsching and Feldafing) if someone is interested in Novavax, says supply doctor Junge-Hülsing.

Because a delivered portion contains ten vaccine doses.

And drawing up the syringes should also be worthwhile.

Source: merkur

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