Because the demand for vaccinations for younger children between five and eleven years of age among resident pediatricians exceeds the supply, the vaccination center at the Frankfurt trade fair is making a supplementary offer.

The Standing Vaccination Commission recommends the Covid vaccination expressly for children with previous illnesses in this age group.

However, any other child can also be vaccinated upon individual request and after medical advice.

The Comirnaty children's vaccine from Biontech is available for this purpose.

An appointment is necessary and possible seven days in advance at www.frankfurt.de/coronaimichtung.

A special vaccination campaign for the employees' children has started at the University Hospital (KGU) in Frankfurt.

Until December 22nd, parents working at the KGU can bring their offspring with them during working hours to have them immunized against the coronavirus.

“In this way, parents receive a time-saving, convenient offer in the busy and stressful pre-Christmas period,” said Commercial Director Markus Jones on Thursday.

According to the information, only the vaccine from the manufacturer Biontech / Pfizer approved for the age group is used for the vaccination campaign for five to eleven year olds.

On Wednesday, numerous clinics in Hesse announced that they would set up children's vaccination days before Christmas.

The DKD Helios Clinic at Aukammallee 33, in cooperation with the children's clinic of Helios Dr.

Horst Schmidt Kliniken runs a special vaccination campaign for children aged five to eleven on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

However, prior registration on the Internet at www.wiesbaden.de/coronavirus is required.

15 minutes per child vaccination

Children are vaccinated with a special dosage of the Comirnaty vaccine from Biontech / Pfizer. As with adults, the second vaccination is given every three to six weeks. Full vaccination protection applies 14 days after the second vaccination. The city has ordered and received 400 doses of children's vaccine from the previously unique order option. In the time between the years there should be more. The city will not be able to order the next child vaccine until January 4th.

In the DKD Helios Clinic, in the Luisenforum and in the Schelmengraben, it is not possible to vaccinate children as part of regular operations because only doctors are allowed to vaccinate children, but not medical assistants. In addition, the consultation takes more time. The city reckons with 15 minutes per child vaccination for the entire procedure. This means that only four children per hour can be vaccinated per vaccination booth. In order to be able to vaccinate as many children as possible and not to slow down the process even further, adult companions are not vaccinated during the special vaccination campaign. All children must bring their identity card or child's passport as well as a completed information and consent form.

There are currently still offers from doctors, it said. When it comes to vaccinations for children between the ages of five and eleven, pediatric practices in the Wetterau have shown great willingness. The head of the health department, Reinhold Merbs, advises parents who want to have their children vaccinated to make appointments with detailed advice. Independently of this, the Wetteraukreis also ordered vaccines that are suitable for children, which means that vaccinations for children in Wölfersheim and at the decentralized vaccination centers should also be possible later. "We are currently looking for paediatricians who can take on this task in our vaccination centers." As soon as this opportunity is given, appointments will be given according to the recommendation of the Standing Vaccination Commission, announced Merbs.

For older children and adolescents from the age of twelve as well as adults, vaccinations are possible in Wölfersheim and the decentralized vaccination centers by making an appointment on the hotline 0 60 31/83 22 89 and online at www.booster-imichtung-wetterau.de.

Slight decrease in the incidence of hospitalization

In Hesse, 2,837 new corona infections and 11 further deaths related to the virus were reported within one day.

As can be seen from data from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) on Thursday, the seven-day incidence fell further from 239.1 to 231.2 (as of 3:22 a.m.).

Since the beginning of the pandemic, there have been 452,337 confirmed corona infections in the state, and 8,374 people have died from or with the virus.

There was a slight decrease in the incidence of hospitalization: According to the Hessian Ministry of Social Affairs, the number of new admissions of Covid 19 patients in hospitals per 100,000 inhabitants fell within seven days from 4.7 the previous day to 4.62.

A week earlier, the value, which is important for the applicable Corona rules, was 4.53.

In the intensive care units of the clinics, according to data from the German Interdisciplinary Association for Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine (Divi), 283 beds with adult Covid 19 patients were occupied on Thursday (as of 13:05), 141 of them were ventilated.

Offenbach with 2-G-Plus

Because of the stricter corona rules that have been in force in Hesse since Thursday, municipalities have to accept further restrictions for incidence values ​​of more than 350.

In Offenbach, vaccinated and convalescent people must also present a negative corona test in the cinema, in the hotel as well as in restaurants and fitness studios from Sunday on.

The same applies to cultural, sports and leisure events with more than ten people indoors.

Anyone who has a booster is exempt from the 2-G plus rule.