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Saarbrücken / Düsseldorf (dpa) - The Saarland Prime Minister Tobias Hans (CDU) has spoken out against changing the sequence of corona vaccinations with Astrazeneca.
“It is a major setback that we have to limit vaccinations with Astrazeneca.
But people's safety comes first.
That's why I'm not in favor of changing the sequence of vaccinations, ”said Hans of the Düsseldorf“ Rheinische Post ”(Thursday).
Bavaria's Prime Minister Markus Söder (CSU) had recently proposed that the vaccination sequence for this vaccine be completely dissolved.
"At some point at Astrazeneca you will have to operate with a lot of freedom and have to say: Whoever wants to, and whoever dares to do it, should also have the opportunity," he said.
"We should wait for the recommendations of the Standing Vaccination Commission (Stiko) for a second vaccination in the federal and state levels and concentrate on vaccination in the family doctor's office," said Hans.
"The general practitioners know their patients very well and are best able to assess and advise each individual case."
Hans announced a rapid implementation in Saarland.
“As of this Thursday, appointments will be made by general practitioners in Saarland and then vaccinations will start on April 13th.
Now it is important to be quick and at the same time protect people with previous illnesses first. "
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The federal and state governments followed the Stiko on Tuesday evening to generally only use the Astrazeneca preparation for people aged 60 and over.
Younger people can continue to be vaccinated with it after consulting a doctor and at their own risk.
The background is cases of blood clots (thromboses) in cerebral veins.
Before the special meeting of the health ministers' conference, Rhineland-Palatinate had planned to continue vaccinating people under 60 with the vaccine.
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