DThe man is wearing a dark blue polo shirt with his left sleeve pulled up. He is sitting in a simply furnished treatment room in the Berlin Army Hospital. A police officer whose uniform indicated that she was a medical service staff quickly put a plaster on. Not long ago, the man received a booster vaccination against the coronavirus. The scene took place three weeks ago, which is the end of October, on a Thursday. The vaccinated person did not wear glasses, and a white mask covered his mouth and nose. Only the second eye can clearly see which patient is.This is Jens Spann, Acting Federal Minister of Health, member of the CDU, 41 years old.
Vaccinated her Vaccine protection It is certain that it needs to be refreshed at some point. But scientists still don’t have an accurate answer to when this must happen-this is also because everyone responds differently to vaccines. However, the debate about how to bring so-called boosters to people has just broken out. Who is when, who must wait. Ulrich Weigeldt believes that this is mainly due to Spahn. He talked about “implementing the tragic crisis communication of the federal government”. The president of the German Association of General Practitioners requires that the refresher courses must be conducted in an “orderly” manner.
what happened? At the end of October, Standing Committee on Vaccination (STIKO) Preliminary suggestions are made for corona boosters. According to this, after the completion of basic immunization, “the earliest 6 months” will increase the number of people over 70 years old, people in need of care of all ages, immunodeficiency, nursing staff and medical staff, that is, usually after the second injection. But this is not enough for Spann. He said on the RBB at the end of October that there are enough vaccines, so everyone who wants to get a booster vaccine — and immediately set a good example.
According to the Ministry of Health, “Basically, refreshments should be provided to all those who need refreshments six months after the first round of vaccination is completed,” it said. Therefore, there are no restrictions on the elderly and those in need, because the Ministry of Health only applies the time after the second vaccination. As a limitation, Spahns Haus added that the basis for review must always be the corresponding “medical evaluation” within the framework of “available capabilities”-no matter what this means in individual cases. Even those who have recovered from COVID-19 infection and then received a carrier vaccine, such as Spahn, should be able to get boosters.
Politics and science are again inconsistent with their attitude towards vaccination. The remaining questions are what actually applies and what this means for citizens.
In the long run, restrictions on the elderly and those in need of care are unlikely to continue. The federal and state governments recently agreed at a meeting of health ministers in Lindau that especially the elderly and those with previous illnesses and medical staff should be strengthened. “In addition, within the framework of existing capabilities, after medical evaluation and decision, booster vaccination can be provided to all those who wish to receive the first round of vaccination six months after the completion of the first round of vaccination,” the decision said. Is also the chairman of STIKO, Thomas Mertens, Showed on ZDF on Tuesday night that if the second injection is at least six months ago, the enhanced recommendation will soon be extended to all people over 18 years of age.
