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Federal Minister of Health Jens Spahn wants to immediately cancel the prioritization for corona vaccinations with the active ingredient from AstraZeneca. "We will generally - and I would like to talk about this tomorrow with Karl-Josef Laumann (NRW) and other 15 state ministerial colleagues - at AstraZeneca clearly for medical practices and vaccination centers that there is no more prioritization," said the CDU politician in the "Current hour" broadcast on WDR television. Regardless of age or previous illness, anyone who wants to be vaccinated with AstraZeneca can also be vaccinated. When asked when this should apply, Spahn said: "For AstraZeneca now, that's my suggestion."
For the other vaccines, he reiterated the previous statement that the prioritization could probably be ended in June, “if the deliveries continue as I expect”. So far, the elderly, those with previous illnesses and particularly endangered or systemically relevant occupational groups have been vaccinated as a matter of priority. Their order is regulated in three priority levels.
At the same time, Spahn pleaded for more flexibility in terms of time when administering the necessary second AstraZeneca vaccination.
“The approval interval, the period between the first and second vaccination, is four to twelve weeks.
We have now regularly done twelve weeks because the effectiveness is higher.
We will, however, make significantly more flexibility possible now. "He knows from experience in his own circle of friends:" Many now prefer to have the second vaccination earlier, also with a view to the summer - with AstraZeneca that also works within the approval process. "
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