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The crisis in the crown means that masses of Austrians want to get a flu shot. But the vaccine is already running out.
In the Corona crisis, many more people in Austria want to get a flu shot than usual. But the existing vaccine could be in short supply. Many pharmacies are already sold out, others have long waiting lists for customers. Although the Chamber of Pharmacists is now trying to reorder vaccines, demand is very high around the world, as Gerhard Kobinger of the Chamber of Pharmacists tells “Ö1”.
“Hope dies in the end. It would definitely put me on a waiting list,” Kobinger said. At the same time, Austrian pharmacists are working hard to get politicians to extend the vaccination permit for pharmacists who have been trained in this area. “In this way, pharmacists would contribute significantly to achieving high vaccination coverage and at the same time contribute to considerable relief for the healthcare system,” Kobinger said.
“One of the largest vaccination campaigns in the country”
A big advantage of pharmacy vaccination is the low-threshold access that Germany’s 1,400 pharmacies offer to all citizens, according to Susanne Ergott-Badawi, also a member of the presidium of the Chamber of Pharmacists. Not least with regard to the future possibility of vaccinating against Corona, the following applies: “The sooner the policy establishes the necessary course to allow vaccination in pharmacies, the sooner and better Austria will be equipped, for one of the vaccination campaigns. largest in the country. “
For the first time, the Viennese will be offered a free flu shot this year. The city of Vienna is following a recommendation from the World Health Organization (WHO) and the national vaccination commission. The city councilor for health, Peter Hacker, had “acquired enough flu vaccines in time since spring,” said the SPÖ Vienna. With around 400,000 doses, the population of Vienna has about three times the number of doses of influenza administered in Vienna.
The free flu vaccination campaign runs from October 2020 to March 2021. The total costs amount to about 13.24 million euros, for 2020 they are around 10.16 million euros. The offer is available to everyone who lives in Vienna.
