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Berlin (dpa) - The German Association of Cities has asked the federal states to quickly provide enough medical staff for corona vaccinations.
"If the vaccine is there, the vaccinations must not fail due to a lack of staff," said City Council President Burkhard Jung (SPD) of the dpa.
Health Minister Jens Spahn (CDU) expects a first vaccine to be approved in December.
According to the current ZDF “Politbarometer”, a good half of citizens (51 percent) want to be vaccinated, 29 percent are not yet sure and 20 percent definitely do not want to.
"The federal, state and local governments all want the vaccinations to be a success," emphasized Jung.
They are a crucial component in combating the corona pandemic.
“Of course, the cities actively support the establishment and operation of the vaccination centers.
You will be able to quickly make the necessary organizational preparations.
That means, for example, renting and equipping buildings. "
The costs incurred by the municipalities would have to be offset by the federal, state and health insurance companies.
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The vaccinations themselves are the responsibility of the statutory health insurance associations and their resident doctors, according to the Mayor of Leipzig.
“Due to the pandemic, the medical staff of the health authorities will remain at full capacity for the foreseeable future and cannot also do the vaccinations.
We call on the federal states, together with the statutory health insurance associations, to quickly take care of enough medical and nursing staff for the vaccination centers and the mobile vaccination teams. "
Time is of the essence because the first quantities of the vaccine should be available soon.
“The limited vaccination doses are initially intended for a relatively small group of people.
The federal and state governments must now quickly determine who is given the priority vaccination and make it transparent, ”says Jung.
Health Minister Spahn made it clear that he especially expects employees in hospitals and nursing homes to get vaccinated as soon as possible.
Everyone can decide for themselves whether to accept this offer, Spahn told Bayerischer Rundfunk in an interview of the week on B5 aktuell.
But: "At the end of the day, I have the expectation and request that the vast majority of those who work in the health service also get vaccinated."
It's not just about protecting yourself, but also about those you care for.
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Spahn has asked the federal states that the vaccination centers should be ready for use in mid-December.
Jung warned against too high expectations.
"We are a little unhappy about the name vaccination center because people might get the impression that from January in every independent city and in every district there will be a facility in operation where you can get vaccinated," said the city council president.
“In fact, we are assuming that mobile vaccination teams in particular will travel to care facilities and hospitals until well into spring.
There, chronically ill, very old people and the staff there are vaccinated, ”says Jung.
No unrealistic expectations should be aroused.
"According to the plans of the federal and state governments, mass vaccinations for the general population will not be possible until the summer at the earliest."
Bundestag President Wolfgang Schäuble (CDU) assumes that the approval of the population will grow as soon as the supply of vaccines starts.
"We need the willingness of people to be vaccinated," said the CDU politician of the "Augsburger Allgemeine".
«But there will be no compulsory vaccination.
Nobody who bears responsibility wants that. "
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