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Carinthia and Styria were initially left empty-handed, the other federal states will be supplied in January. At the end of December, 10,000 vaccination doses will arrive in Austria, followed by another 230,000.
12:53 pm, December 16, 2020
Round 10,000 doses of corona vaccine of Biontech and Pfizer it could be used in Austria before the end of the year “in selected nursing homes and nursing homes,” according to the previous opinion of the European Medicines Agency (EMA), which should be available on 21 December. That’s what the Covid special envoy said Clemens Martin Auer on Wednesday the “morning newspaper Ö1”. EU Leader Ursula von der Leyen spoke in favor of a joint start of EU vaccination.
The vaccine is produced in Belgium
On Sunday it was still assumed in Austria that the first delivery of the vaccine was expected in early January. The EMA explained the date, which is now eight days ahead, saying that the vaccine test is going better than expected; the media reported, however, growing pressure from EU governments. The EMA Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) meets on the 21st, after which the EU Commission must give its pro forma approval so that the preparation produced in Belgium can be delivered.
According to Auer, the earlier approval simply means that the Pfizer company, due to its contractual obligation, delivers about 10,000 cans immediately after approval, “there will be no more” in the first round. On the 23rd or 24th, but due to holidays no later than December 28th, expect to be in Vienna and Lower Austria you can start the vaccination.
In any case, the start should take place across the EU at the same time, according to the head of the EU Commission, Ursula von der Leyen: “Let’s start vaccinating together as soon as possible, together, when we are 27 years old, starting on same day, “he said on Wednesday in the European Parliament.
Vaccination first in the elderly and nursing homes
In any case, the vaccines are not yet in Austria, the EU states “would not buy a pig in a push,” Auer said. In the course of January it will continue with some 230,000 cans from Biontech / Pfizer. These vaccination doses will also be used in nursing homes and for the elderly in accordance with the Austrian vaccination strategy.
Second phase: all those over 65 and teachers, police, justice
The next delivery should also take place in January: 200,000 cans of Moderna. This will allow immunization of healthcare workers in hospitals, ordinations, etc. and from high-risk groups. The third batch of vaccines must be AstraZeneca Come on and it’s the highest with about two million doses of vaccine. With this, the second phase of the vaccination plan begins: vaccinations for all people over 65 years of age and those with systemic risk in the areas of education, security, justice and critical infrastructure.
Decreased willingness to vaccinate
Shortly before the approval of corona vaccines, the decline in Austrians’ willingness to get vaccinated is problematic: only one in five (22 percent) currently wants to be safely immunized, one in four (27 percent) at least probably, according to the current Gallup Institute poll. The fourth such survey shows that readiness is declining.
Elsewhere, however, you have no other choice, because at least a fifth of the world’s population may not have access to a vaccine by 2022, according to a recent study published in the British Medical Journal (BMJ). The richest nations are said to have reserved more than half of potential vaccine doses for 2021 for themselves, even though they only account for 14 percent of the world’s population.
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