European vaccination week: vaccination in times of the crown?

Tirol. Next week will be vaccinated across Europe. The European vaccination week is from April 20 to 26. The Covid-19 virus has greatly reduced vaccination to ease the health system. However, experts from the Innsbruck Medical University would like to emphasize: “Vaccination saves lives!”

Vaccinate in times of Covid-19

Vaccines are still saving lives. We are currently experiencing what the world would be like without this medical achievement in the Corona crisis. There is currently no protection against vaccination against the coronavirus, so experts from the University of Innsbruck emphasize the need to dramatically reduce social contacts.
Although there is not yet a vaccine against Corona, it does offer protection against many other infectious diseases. Experts urge:

“When vaccination rates stagnate, infectious diseases like measles and whooping cough, which should not be underestimated, increase again.”

Due to current framework conditions Routine immunization appointments Postpone for a few weeks, but quickly recover.
Basic vaccines are applied. Measles, mumps, rubella, polio or other combination vaccines as a priority. If vaccinations are carried out, if possible, they should be carried out in well-ventilated areas and where you are physically separated from other patients.

Do vaccines have a negative impact on a possible Covid-19 infection?

There is currently no evidence that if SARS-CoV2 virus infection occurs after vaccination, the course of the disease is adversely affected and this would not be expected.
However, this is particularly important, even in Crown times. Basic immunization in childhood with the 6 times the vaccine and pneumococcal vaccine as well as the first MMR vaccination (V).
In any case, older people and patients with underlying chronic diseases should consider one Pneumococcal vaccination undergo, especially if the last dose of the vaccine was only six years ago.

Experts from the University of Innsbruck consider a corona vaccine possible by 2021.

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