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Another 230,000 cans will follow. In the first target group, residents and caregivers in nursing homes, it should soon be possible to vaccinate.
7.40 am, December 16, 2020
the European Medicines Agency (EMA) announced on Tuesday that it would decide on the approval of the Biontech and Pfizer vaccine on December 21, eight days before the previously scheduled date. So i could still this year the first vaccines start in the EU.
Clemens Martin Auer, The Covid Special Representative in the Ministry of Health, said this morning in the morning newspaper Ö1 that the possible earlier approval of the corona vaccine for Austria does not make any difference. Dec. 29 was always mentioned as the last date for admission, and he was not surprised by the earlier date, Auer said. Assume that at least 10,000 teachers of the Biontech / Pfizer vaccine will arrive in Austria at the end of December. So vaccination should begin immediately, says Auer.
The announcement of the approval of the corona vaccine from Biontech and Pfizer probably before Christmas in the EU Minister of Health Rudolf Anschober (Greens) Tuesday as “big news.” It assumes that after approval by the EU Commission, all member states will receive an initial delivery from the producer at the same time.
After that “and after the delivery of the 230,000 additional doses, we will place these vaccination doses in the Nursing Homes and Retirement Homes ready for vaccination, ”Anschober announced the next steps.
The EU wants to buy an additional 180 million doses of vaccine
As the Hamburg news magazine “Der Spiegel” reported Tuesday, the EU Commission is currently preparing contractually agreed options for the purchase An additional 180 million To exchange vaccination doses. The plan is to buy 80 million more cans from the American manufacturer Moderna and 100 million from Biontech and Pfizer.
The EU Commission concludes contracts with manufacturers on behalf of the member states. According to the “Spiegel”, so far agreements have been made with six companies. In the event that the agreed quantities do not satisfy the demand, options were provided for the purchase of additional lots. According to information from EU circles, the Commission now wants to withdraw them due to the great emerging need.
Report side effects through the app
the German Health Minister Jens Spahn wants to give citizens the opportunity to quickly identify possible effects and side effects after a corona vaccination report via app. “We will make it very, very transparent,” Spahn said Tuesday night at the ARD “Tagesthemen.” This applies to the approval of vaccines, but also to the time after. “Trust is the most important thing in vaccination.”
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