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These include a new high-dose vaccine that will be used, free of charge, primarily in nursing homes and nursing homes. The Austrian Health Fund (ÖGK) offers a free vaccination campaign for certain groups in Upper Austria. More vaccination campaigns are planned for children, who are seen as multipliers, as well as for teachers and hospital staff.
ÖGK and the state Chamber of Pharmacists provide 80,000 doses of vaccine, and for the first time the state has also procured the vaccine, LHStv said. Christine Haberlander (ÖVP) at a press conference with the chairman of the ÖGK regional office committee, Albert Maringer, and the vice-chairman, Monika Aichberger, of the Upper Austrian Chamber of Pharmacists. A total of 200,000 cans are expected, four times the usual. The state was made with a million euros, the ÖGK 370,000 euros.
High Dose Vaccine for Nursing Homes and Nursing Homes
This year, the ÖGK offers a free vaccination campaign for some of its insured: those who meet two of three criteria can participate: over 65 years, previous illnesses, people with social needs. The others have to pay about 25 euros for the vaccine and the doctor’s fees, which can reach up to 25 euros. “It shouldn’t be an economic decision” to get vaccinated, Maringer emphasized, announcing that he would like to extend the campaign even further next year.
For the free childhood vaccination campaign, valid up to 15 years of age, there are 48,000 doses of vaccine administered nasally, and for young children there are also 8,000 doses of dead vaccine. For people over 65, whose immune response is usually lower, 16,000 units of a high-dose preparation were ordered, which is new to the Austrian market and will be used, also free of charge, in homes for the elderly and the elderly. Vaccination campaigns are also planned for employees of state hospitals and in cooperation with the Ministry of Education for teachers.
Flu vaccination is a very important thing, “Aichberger appealed to the morale of vaccination. Even if you do get the flu despite being vaccinated, it is much weaker, countered the frequently made argument of limited precision. Thousands are produced each year deaths from flu, Haberlander added.
Apparently, at the moment no special campaigns have been planned for nursing staff, but instead reference is made here to the quota for the “general population”. Aichberger criticized, however, that in these professional groups vaccination morale is often not particularly pronounced.
The question of whether the requested vaccines will actually arrive, because they have not yet been delivered, also remains open. “I hope we get it too,” Haberlander said and “that he’s vaccinated as well.” However, there is still time. Experts advise not getting vaccinated until mid-November for long-term protection against the flu.
