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“Nobody believed”
Vaccination was a solution still dreamed of in spring, according to Anschober: “No one believed it could become a reality so quickly.” He and Kurz hope they notice as many Austrians as possible. A modern procurement system has been established.
957,000 cans are expected by the end of March: 240,000 cans are available in January, 332,000 in February and 375,000 cans in March. Additionally, more doses of Moderna and other vaccines are expected to be approved.
“It’s not so much about the absolute number of how much is delivered, but rather when it is delivered,” Kurz said. It’s about how quickly companies can increase their production and administer the vaccine. One thing is clear: whatever the cost. “It would be absurd to save on vaccination doses,” Kurz said.
Vaccination should take a while. “Our capabilities were very limited in the first few months,” Kurz said. “Starting in April, things should improve a lot. We expect absolute relaxation in terms of deliveries in the summer.” It is not clear, for example, when the AstraZeneca vaccine will be approved.
“Go where the citizens are at home”
A total of 18.5 million cans have been ordered, according to Anschober. There are preliminary contracts for two billion cans.
How should vaccination be in practice? They do not want to set up large vaccination centers, but “go wherever possible with the vaccination offer where citizens are at home.” In homes for the elderly and elderly, doctor’s offices and vaccination streets in residential areas. At the same time, one would like to “roll out” the electronic vaccination record step by step. “That looks very, very good, I have to say,” Anschober promised.
Wiedermann-Schmidt spoke of a new era of vaccination and once again stated that there have been no “time reductions” for examinations and studies.
