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Düsseldorf (dpa / lnw) - After the initial difficulties in assigning vaccination appointments in North Rhine-Westphalia, according to the organizers, there were many callers on Tuesday, so that some of the lines were busy.

"The interest and the use are great," said a spokeswoman for the Association of Statutory Health Insurance Physicians Westphalia-Lippe.

It could be that you don't get through right away.

Some problems from the start day have been fixed, others are still being worked on.

"Appointments are running," she assured her.

In the first 24 hours around 200,000 appointments were made in the Westfalen-Lippe area.

The North Rhine and Westphalia-Lippe Statutory Health Insurance Physicians are responsible for organizing appointments.

At the start on Monday, the registration websites and hotlines were almost overrun.

Numerous people aged 80 and over who wanted to be vaccinated or their relatives did not get through by phone on Monday and initially had no success online either.

According to the organizers, the group of those entitled to vaccinations, who can make appointments from Monday, includes almost a million people.

Starting February 8, around 70,000 people are expected to receive initial vaccinations per week in the 53 vaccination centers.

The NRW Ministry of Health expects a total of 560,000 first vaccinations in the first eight weeks.

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The lines should generally be accessible from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.

If you live in the Rhenish part of North Rhine-Westphalia, you should dial the free number 0800 116 117 01, people in Westphalia the also free number 0800 116 117 02. Those who only dial 116 117 will be forwarded.

Vaccinations have been going on in NRW for around four weeks.

In the course of the first wave of vaccinations, residents and employees of around 2000 care facilities were able to get vaccinated against corona.

In the first week of February, the first vaccinations should have been given in all homes.

According to the NRW Ministry of Health, 347 177 first vaccinations and 99 944 second vaccinations have been carried out so far (as of midnight on Tuesday).

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Information page about the corona vaccination in NRW

Information page on the vaccination appointment agreement in the Rhineland

Information page on the vaccination appointment agreement in Westphalia-Lippe

Communication from the city of Solingen