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Munich (dpa / lby) - In Bavarian schools and kindergartens, around 200,000 employees should be able to get vaccinated against the corona virus as quickly as possible.
Health Minister Klaus Holetschek (CSU) said on Monday evening after the agreement between the federal and state governments on accelerated vaccinations for the workforce of primary and special schools and childcare facilities.
"But that can only be a start when it comes to accelerating vaccinations," said Holetschek.
"We now have to switch to the vaccine turbo together."
The aim must be to offer the vaccine from the pharmaceutical company Astrazeneca as quickly and easily as possible, said Holetschek.
This refers to the fact that many people reject the Astrazeneca vaccine because of reports of side effects and possible lack of effectiveness against virus variants.
"For Bavaria I can say: I want us to inoculate the safe and effective vaccine from Astrazeneca as quickly as possible," said Holetschek.
"In view of the infection rate and highly contagious virus variants, we cannot afford delays."
Teachers should be moved from the third to the second group in the vaccination sequence.
Federal Health Minister Jens Spahn (CDU) has prepared a draft for an amendment to the vaccination ordinance, which is expected to come into force this Wednesday.
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