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Mainz (dpa / lrs) - Rhineland-Palatinate now ranks below the national average for first vaccinations against the corona virus - but is higher for second vaccinations.
According to a survey by the Robert Koch Institute, 27.7 percent of people have so far received their first spades (as of May 2).
That is 0.5 percentage points less than the national average.
Six federal states are even lower.
The reason given by the spokeswoman for the Ministry of Health, Stefanie Schneider, on Monday in Mainz was the lack of vaccines and the second vaccinations.
For a long time, Rhineland-Palatinate had been at the forefront of initial vaccinations.
8.6 percent of Rhineland-Palatinate residents have received their second spades - 0.6 percentage points more than the national average.
Six federal states have an even higher proportion of fully vaccinated people.
According to the Ministry of Health, the country receives around 110,000 doses for first and second vaccinations every week for its 32 vaccination centers.
In the state capital Mainz, 5867 people were in the vaccination center last week, said city spokesman Marc André Glöckner.
The center has capacity for 7,000 people a week, but not enough vaccines.
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Doctors in private practice have placed fewer than a quarter of a million of the almost 1.49 million syringes in the country so far.
They too would like more vaccine.
A number of people from priority group 2 who are registered in the country's vaccination pool are still waiting for their appointments.
Although the priority group 3 for people between 60 and 69 years of age was already opened for registration at the beginning of April and is now open to everyone from the group - more than a million people.
Schneider named around 60,000 late registrations as one reason for the comparatively long waiting time.
By the end of May, all 70 to 79 year olds from group 2 should have received their first spades.
The people from group 2 who have a previous illness or who are registered as contact persons for pregnant women or those in need of care should also be vaccinated for the most part in May, or at least get an appointment by the end of May.
Most of the people in Group 3 will have to wait longer.
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