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Hamburg (dpa / lno) - Three weeks after the start-up of the central Hamburg vaccination center in the exhibition halls, the first second vaccinations were administered there on Tuesday.
Initially, 500 appointments per day are planned for this, so that, including the 500 first vaccinations, one now wants to get 1,000 vaccinations a day, said a spokesman for the Association of Statutory Health Insurance Physicians, which operates the center for the city.
The center is designed for up to 7000 vaccinations per day.
Because of the scarce vaccine, only part of it is currently in operation.
Since January 5th, people over 80 and employees of the care services have been called to get vaccinated at the center.
According to the Association of Statutory Health Insurance Physicians, around 11,000 initial doses had been administered there by Monday.
Appointments for first and second vaccinations are already booked up until mid-February.
Due to a delivery bottleneck at the vaccine manufacturers, no new ones are currently being awarded.
The second doses are retained in Hamburg when the first vaccination is given, so that it is ensured that those vaccinated for the first time can also receive a second injection after three weeks.
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Second vaccinations have been carried out in nursing homes in Hamburg for more than a week.
Experts assume that a first vaccination only provides around 50 percent protection.
According to the manufacturer, the specified efficiency of over 90 percent is only achieved with the administration of the second dose.
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