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Düsseldorf (dpa / lnw) - The corona vaccination appointments for salespeople in supermarkets and drugstores, teachers of secondary schools, employees of the judiciary and tax investigators and other authorized persons has started stable, according to the health insurance doctors - despite immense demand.

Since Thursday, selected groups from vaccination prioritization group 3 have been able to book an appointment.

In the first three hours after the start of allocation at 8 am, over 171,000 appointments were made to over 85,500 people, the North Rhine Association of Statutory Health Insurance Physicians announced.

At noon, she also reported almost 18 million hits on the booking portal, which was stable despite the great demand.

Further dates would be made available.

Those interested in vaccinations would therefore have a chance in the next few days.

With the start of booking for prioritization group 3, in addition to certain professional groups, contact persons of people in need of care and pregnant women as well as parents of seriously chronically ill minors who cannot be vaccinated themselves can make an appointment at a vaccination center.

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In addition, the vaccination of the general practitioners continues.

The largest of the professional groups now in line is that of employees in food retail and drug stores.

That is around 320,000 people in the most populous federal state.

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Details on the prioritization groups

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Communication from KV North Rhine