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Since not all vaccines are available at the same time, there is a vaccination schedule. The first phase provides for vaccination in all homes for the elderly and for the elderly and health professions in January and February.
Vaccinations: free and voluntary
The vaccination will be free and voluntary, emphasizes Anschober. “We want the vaccines to reach those affected,” said the Green Health Minister. On the contrary, this means that there will be no central vaccination centers.
“We expect a first partial delivery this week after the first labor. On January 12, all homes for the elderly and the elderly in Austria will receive a vaccination center.”
As for vaccination, the “mood is very positive,” said the Minister of Health. All detailed questions will also be answered through an information campaign launched today.
2,000 million doses of vaccines for 2,700 million euros
Clemens Martin Auer comments on the European ordering process: “Half a year ago it was unimaginable to us that seven vaccines could be before approval for 2020.”
According to Auer, 6 out of 7 vaccines will be approved. BioNtech ordered 300 million doses of vaccines, AstraZeneca 300 million, Johnson 250, Sanofi 300 million doses, and 300 million doses of Novavax.
“So we have almost 2 billion doses of vaccines in the EU,” Auer said. Cost point: 2,700 million euros.
Approvals during the first two quarters of 2021
The modern vaccine will likely be approved in the first week of January, with 160 million doses of vaccine. However, it is less certain when AstraZeneca will receive approval, according to Auer. The other manufacturers are very likely to be approved in the second quarter.
“The RNA vaccine provides building instructions for the body”
“Unlike other vaccines, the RNA vaccine gives the body instructions on how to protect itself from the virus,” says Maria Paulke-Korinek from the Ministry of Health, explaining how the RNA vaccine works. A reaction to vaccination is “a good sign.”
Paulke-Korinek explains why vaccines can be approved so quickly with study instructions. These were run in parallel. The licensing authorities were also continuously informed about the results of the study.
It is not yet clear that the vaccine also protects against transmission of the virus, Paulke-Korinek said.
Vaccine order through the electronic store
The online store that already exists in Austria will now be open to all doctors, public institutions and all those bodies that will carry out vaccinations. The recipient will receive a link, click on the vaccine that is required and then it will be provided. There are currently around 1,000 beneficiaries. The electronic store has been created or adapted for another 1,000 and more.
