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The city of Vienna is establishing seven vaccination centers and 34 vaccination lanes for vaccination against influenza. 400,000 Jaukerl await from October 1, enrollment from tomorrow.
“We plan to build seven vaccination centers and 34 vaccination routes. We have the ambition to jointly increase the vaccination rate in Vienna by three times,” Mayor Michael Ludwig (SPÖ) said on Monday at a joint press conference with the city councilor for Health Peter Hacker (SPÖ), the President of the Medical Association, Thomas Szekeres, and his vice-president, Johannes Steinhart, as well as the President of the Vienna Chamber of Pharmacists, Philipp Saiko. “Influenza can have very serious consequences for health,” continued the city chief. The death sentence for healthcare in hospitals and the economy, especially since flu and Covid-19 have similar symptoms, which would pose great challenges for the healthcare system.
Vienna had already purchased 400,000 doses of vaccines in early spring, “at a time when that was not yet a problem,” Ludwig emphasized. And he appeals to all Viennese: “Please, everyone get vaccinated!” “We have a phase of two to three months in which we want to increase the vaccination rate,” added Health Councilor Peter Hacker (SPÖ). Depending on the city, the target groups are all Viennese, but the focus is on older generations, people with chronic illnesses, medical staff and children.
Impf-Bim will be at six locations in Vienna from October
Seven vaccination centers in the city, the vaccination centers of the Austrian Health Insurance Fund and the Hera sanatorium offer free flu shots. Y: A special vaccination bim is also used! This ensemble will run for a week each October and November at the Karlsplatz, Schwedenplatz, Belvedere, Kennedybrücke, Westbahnhof and Schottenring locations. Up to 3,000 Viennese must be vaccinated every day. The campaign runs from October 1, 2020 to March 31, 2021. Registration for Flu-Jaukerl is possible from tomorrow, September 15, via www.impfservice.wien or by calling the hotline health 1450 and participating doctors. The free vaccine is distributed directly to participating doctors in Vienna through pharmacies.
Is there a free vaccination for children without a syringe?
Yes, children can be vaccinated with a nasal spray, that is, without a needle, from the age of 2. An influenza vaccine with conventional needle vaccination is available starting at 6 months of age. Flu vaccination for children is offered from the respective age at the following vaccination centers:
– At the resident pediatrician: from 6 months of age
– In public vaccination centers in the city of Vienna: from 6 years old
– In ÖGK outpatient clinics: from the age of 10
There is no vaccination in kindergartens or schools.
What should I bring with me with my free flu vaccination?
You should bring your electronic card and photo ID to public vaccination centers and, if possible, a complete vaccination sheet. The use of a mask is mandatory in health facilities.
Vienna City Vaccination Centers
– 2., Karmelitergasse 9, 1st floor / Accessibility: U2 Taborstraße
– 3., Thomas-Klestil-Platz 8/2 – City City / U3 Erdberg or U3 Schlachthausgasse vaccination service
– 12., Am pump station 11/29 / R10 / U6 pump station
– 15., Gasgasse 8-10 / U3-Westbahnhof
– 18., Martinstraße 100, 1st floor / trams 40, 41
– 21., Wassermanngasse 7 / U1 Großfeldsiedlung-
– 22., Donauzentrum / U1 Kagran
Vaccination centers of the Austrian Health Insurance Fund:
– 3., Strohgasse 28 – Landstrasse / 62 / 62A Health Center, S-Bahn
– 7., Andreasgasse 2 – Mariahilf Health Center / U3 Zieglergasse
– 10., Wienerbergstraße 15-19 – Favoriten Health Center / 15A, 63A
– 21., Karl-Aschenbrenner-Gasse 3 – Floridsdorf Health Center / U6 Floridsdorf, S-Bahn
opening hours
The public vaccination centers are open from Monday to Friday from 8 am to 5 pm and also once a week until 8 pm The vaccination center in the Danube Center is also open on Saturdays from 10 am to 5 pm The Impfbim It is open Monday through Friday from 10 am to 6 pm
