DHis 7-day morbidity continued to rise.according to Robert Koch Institute (RKI) It was 44.2 on Thursday morning. The value of the previous day was 40.8, and the value of a week ago was 27.6. German health authorities reported 8,400 new coronavirus infections to RKI in one day. This can be clearly seen from the numbers reflecting the status of the RKI dashboard at 4:24 AM. A week ago, the number of infections in Germany was 5,638.
To date, this incidence has been the basis for many corona restrictions in the pandemic, for example as part of the Federal Emergency Brake that expires at the end of June. In the future, more consideration will be given to other values such as hospital admission.
According to new information, Germany recorded 22 deaths within 24 hours. Seventeen people died a week ago. Since the beginning of the pandemic, RKI has counted 3,843,775 detected Sars-CoV-2 infections. Since many infections have not been detected, the actual total may be much higher.
RKI stated that the number of people who have recovered is 3,690,400. The number of people who died or was confirmed to be infected with Sars-CoV-2 rose to 91,943.
Most ICU patients are not vaccinated
According to an intensive care doctor, most Covid patients in German clinics are not vaccinated against coronavirus.Cologne intensive care doctor Christian Karagiannidis told the newspaper Fink Media Group, But there are also cases of corona patients who have been vaccinated during hospitalization. “We currently have 12% to 13% of Covid patients receiving vaccination protection in clinics in North Rhine-Westphalia. This quota should also correspond to the national quota,” Karagiannidis said. Most receive treatment in the general ward, but there are also individual cases in the intensive care unit.
According to his experience, hospitalized patients who have achieved a breakthrough in vaccination are usually patients with limited immune response, for example, due to drugs that suppress the immune system. It is important to provide a third vaccination as a booster for patients with weakened immune systems. Karagiannidis said that the Divi Intensive Care Registry will also collect and release information on the vaccination status of Covid patients in the intensive care unit in the future.
Karagiannidi is the scientific director of the Intensive Care Registry of the German Interdisciplinary Association for Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine (Divi). The register records how many Covid 19 patients in the intensive care unit and how many intensive care beds are free.
Strong demand for vaccination in children and adolescents
After the Permanent Vaccination Committee (Stiko) voted to vaccinate all children and adolescents over the age of 12 with Covid-19, demand has soared across the country. “It starts immediately on Monday,” said Jakob Maske, spokesperson for the Professional Association of Pediatricians. Hurrying is great, but there are usually enough vaccines available. There will be no bottlenecks. Due to the reordering in practice, current vaccination appointments can sometimes take up to two weeks.
After a week-long review, the committee supported the vaccination of all children and adolescents 12 years and older last Monday. Previously, the committee’s recommendations were only applicable to children and adolescents with chronic diseases to a limited extent. It is now said that according to the current level of knowledge, the advantages of vaccination outweigh the risks of very rare vaccine side effects. No vaccine has been approved for use in children under 12 years of age.
Drosten: Provide refreshments only for the elderly and high-risk patients
For most vaccinated people, virologists Christian Drosten According to the fall, booster vaccination against Sars-CoV-2 is not required. “The protective effect of the coronavirus vaccine is much better than that of the flu vaccine,” he told the German News Agency in Berlin. Drosten does not expect new virus variants that are resistant to existing vaccines to appear soon.
For the elderly and certain high-risk patients, Drosten believes that it makes sense to receive booster vaccines this fall. “After six months, the level of antibodies obtained through vaccination has dropped significantly, especially among very elderly people.” Therefore, in special circumstances such as nursing homes, review can be carried out. In terms of quantity, this has almost no conflict with the international vaccine shortage. For the rest of the population, an age level may be defined at some point. From this age level, it makes sense to strengthen vaccination. “However, this fall, it is important to first close the vaccination gap for people over 60.”
