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Herford (dpa / lnw) - In order not to let the Astrazeneca vaccine expire, a family doctor from East Westphalia has chosen an unusual route via Ebay. "It would be madness to let the reliable and effective vaccine go to waste," said general practitioner and cardiologist Peter Weitkampf from Kirchlengern to the German press agency on Wednesday. Now, for two days, he offered vaccination appointments with Astrazeneca to people over 60 years of age via the Internet platform. He has 80 to 90 doses left. The "Neue Westfälische" had previously reported on the doctor.
Weitkamp criticized the fact that the practices almost only receive Astrazeneca, while the Biontech in demand goes to the vaccination centers. He thinks it is wrong from a medical point of view that the Standing Vaccination Commission (Stiko) continues to recommend Astrazeneca only for people over 60 years of age. There are also numerous under 60-year-olds who want Astrazeneca. According to the federal-state resolution, these younger people then have to turn to the practices alone, in the vaccination centers Astrazeneca is no longer injected to people under 60 years of age. Many practices are concerned about liability issues, emphasized Weitkamp. «The state withdraws from liability. Instead, the doctors in private practice are supposed to be liable, which is a scandal. "
The vaccine is seen as good for people over 60 years of age, but is increasingly problematized and rejected by patients, according to the North Rhine General Practitioners Association.
An Ebay campaign is problematic if money is taken.
"Otherwise any vaccine that has been inoculated is better than one that is thrown away."
Drive-in offers in front of shopping centers could also make sense.
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Deliveries to the practices are "very slow," complained the association.
"This applies in particular to the Biontech vaccine."
Also from a practice in the Bergisches Land it was said that Biontech was mainly delivered to the vaccination centers because there had been less and less influx there since the general practitioners started the vaccination campaign a month ago.
His practice hardly receives Biontech anymore, he has almost stopped vaccinating, said internist Weitkamp.
From next week he will give the remaining Astrazeneca stocks to those who have responded to his Ebay offer.
He also pointed Astrazeneca to those who had been vaccinated for the first time who had already received the preparation several weeks ago and now want to have it again - despite recommendations to the contrary from Stiko and politicians.
Astrazeneca wrongly has a bad image, said Weitkamp.
This leads to the fact that many not yet vaccinated over 60 years now streamed into the vaccination centers to pick up Biontech.
«That is not showing solidarity.
The old take away the Biontech vaccine from the young. "
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