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Dusseldorf (dpa) - Shortly before the first delivery of the new vaccine from Astrazeneca, NRW Family Minister Joachim Stamp (FDP) spoke out in favor of giving priority to day care workers and schools in vaccination with it.

“If the vaccine is particularly suitable for people under 65 years of age, those who educate and care for our children should be vaccinated quickly.

In this way, the way to normality could be made easier in schools, daycare centers and day care centers, ”said Stamp to the“ Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger ”(Friday).

Such a decision could already be made at the video conference on Wednesday.

School Minister Yvonne Gebauer (FDP) expressed her approval: "If the federal government changes the vaccination strategy, prioritization of teachers is desirable and useful," she told the newspaper.

According to NRW Health Minister Karl-Josef Laumann (CDU), this question must be directed to the federal government, as NRW adheres to the requirements of the Coronavirus Vaccination Ordinance when prioritizing vaccinations.

«According to this, it is currently not permitted to classify employees in schools and daycare centers with the highest priority.

Incidentally, I think it is the right approach not to make political decisions about vaccine approval and prioritization, ”he said at the request of the German Press Agency.

The federal government adhered to the recommendations of the Standing Vaccination Commission, the Leopoldina and the Ethics Council for good reason.

"Personally, I also have sympathy for the demand to be able to offer employees in schools and daycare centers a vaccination offer as soon as possible," he added.

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The vaccine from the Swedish-British manufacturer can probably be used in NRW from next week.

The Standing Vaccination Commission recommends that this active ingredient should only be administered to people between the ages of 18 and 64 because its effectiveness in older people has not yet been sufficiently proven.

Up to and including the first week of March, 600,000 vaccine doses are expected in NRW.

The country wants to use this amount completely for the first vaccinations and, in contrast to the procedure for the vaccines from Biontech and Moderna, not set aside half the doses for the second injection.

The Astrazeneca vaccine is intended to vaccinate health workers who belong to group 1 of the prioritization.

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