The vaccine is in. Left arm. AstraZeneca. At his own request. The date for the second vaccination has been set. At the end of July, twelve weeks after the first visit to the vaccination center. Just as the Standing Vaccination Commission recommended. It's still a hell of a long time. But when the syringe was set, these conditions were well known. Getting vaccinated with AstraZeneca, even if it takes three months to achieve full protection, felt right at this point. It is better to receive partial protection earlier, but wait a few weeks longer for the second vaccination than to hope for an appointment at a later point in time with an mRNA vaccine. That was the deal.
Anyone who actively opted for AstraZeneca had found out about them - also because of the negative headlines.
He informed himself about possible side effects and also about the intervals between vaccinations.
The fact that the twelve-week waiting period suddenly turns into four is surprising.
Hasn't the scientific knowledge so far been completely different?
Now the general practitioners should decide for themselves when to re-vaccinate.
Again and again, reference is made to a new study that considers shorter intervals between vaccinations possible, but which has not yet been fully published.
It is therefore all the more surprising that the Association of Statutory Health Insurance Physicians has already made a full-bodied promise to the citizens and announced a turbo vaccination with AstraZeneca for summer vacationers.
The family doctors make the summer vacation possible
Sure, something like that reads well in times when many want to break out of everyday life plagued by Corona. So why not go to your family doctor and ask for the promised vaccination. The fact that thousands of vaccination appointments were canceled a few weeks ago for fear of being immunized with AstraZeneca seems to have been forgotten. Suddenly there is no longer any warning about risks, but a quick holiday vaccination is promoted. How all of this can be implemented in detail seems irrelevant. The main thing is that the news is out. And that says: The family doctors make summer vacation possible.
But they have to be measured against this headline - whether they have received enough vaccine or not. The patients will come. With great expectations in the bag. Whether the Association of Statutory Health Insurance Physicians has done its members a favor with this action or whether trust in the vaccination campaign has been damaged again by the wide variety of information that is currently circulating remains to be seen in the next few weeks.