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In accordance with these requirements, delivery is made through 17 distribution centers throughout Austria to ensure that the vaccine is handled with care. The goal is to prepare a rapid simultaneous vaccination nationwide throughout Austria from January 12, the department said.
After an approval decision by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) on the vaccine from the American pharmaceutical company Moderna is expected on 6 January, Austria could add another 200,000 to the million doses of Biontech / Pfizer planned for the first trimester. Get doses of this second mRNA vaccine during this period. This should be stored frozen at minus 20 degrees and also requires two partial shots.
“Our vaccination strategy directly with those affected is carefully prepared and then can be implemented at a faster pace across the board and at the same time. – As a result, the required second vaccination can “be prepared and implemented very precisely and on time,” said Health Minister Rudi Anschober (Greens).