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Potsdam (dpa / bb) - The number 116 117, which is also used as a corona vaccination hotline, is very popular in Brandenburg, according to the Association of Statutory Health Insurance Physicians Berlin-Brandenburg (KVBB), but can be reached.
He was not aware of any disturbances from Brandenburg, said KVBB spokesman Christian Wehry on Sunday on request.
With personal spot checks in the morning he got through immediately.
However, according to him, there was a "high demand" over Christmas and between the holidays, so there could be waiting times.
The number 116 117 of the medical on-call service is sometimes difficult to reach according to a media report.
We are currently investigating the "very serious indications that the hotline is overloaded," said a spokesman for the Federal Ministry of Health for "Welt am Sonntag".
First findings would indicate technical reasons as the cause.
According to the KVBB, vaccination appointments start on Monday at 8 a.m. on 116 117. At the beginning, according to the Ministry of Health, only limited quantities of vaccines are available.
Therefore not all people could make appointments and be vaccinated directly.
First of all, people over 80 should get an appointment.
Two vaccinations are necessary for protection.
From next Tuesday, vaccinations will initially take place in the vaccination centers in Potsdam and Cottbus, and a total of eleven vaccination centers are to be set up by the beginning of February.