There are around 50,000 general practitioner practices in Germany, and vaccinations are one of their core competencies.
But in the mammoth task of immunizing a large part of the population against the coronavirus, the resident doctors have so far not played a significant role - although significantly more vaccine is likely to be available in the next few weeks.
Ulrich Weigeldt, the federal chairman of the German Association of General Practitioners, is annoyed: “With our vaccination routine, we can get started with all three approved vaccines in our practices. And not just sometime this spring, in summer or even in late autumn. ”But immediately,“ nationwide and nationwide ”.