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The chairman of the board of the National Association of Statutory Health Insurance Physicians (KBV), Andreas Gassen, does not see the start of vaccinations in general practitioners' practices in April due to the partial AstraZeneca vaccination ban.
"And that's not because the vaccination start in the doctor's office will initially only begin with the vaccine from Biontech and not with AstraZeneca," said Gassen of the "Rheinische Post" (Thursday).
On Tuesday evening, following a recommendation from the Standing Vaccination Commission (Stiko), the federal and state governments decided to only use AstraZeneca for people aged 60 and over.
After this decision, the AstraZeneca vaccine will now mainly be used in the vaccination centers, while vaccines from Biontech and Johnson & Johnson are more likely to be used in practices, said Gassen.
Despite the setbacks, he believes the federal government's promise to offer all citizens a vaccination offer by the end of the summer is still tenable.
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However, Gassen sharply criticized the government's corona management.
“Curfews or travel bans are not really effective.
We should put these tough measures away again very quickly, ”explained Gassen.
Behind the idea of the curfew is a “strange image of man”.
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