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Updated April 3, 2021 at 4:53 pm
- There has been a flood of vaccination appointments for people over 60 in North Rhine-Westphalia.
- A new Stiko recommendation for the Astrazeneca vaccine made 450,000 doses of vaccine available for a short time.
- The first people who want to be vaccinated have already received their vaccination dose.
The rush for vaccination appointments for people over 60 in North Rhine-Westphalia has already caused phone lines and the Internet to be overloaded early Saturday morning.
While many opted to make their fingers ache to no avail, the first successful date hunters received their shots the same day.
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Those over 60 are out of order
The 60-year-old group leaves the usual sequence after the Permanent Commission on Vaccination recommended that Astrazeneca no longer use the preparation for younger people. The background is cases of blood clots (thrombosis) in the cerebral veins.
In this way, 450,000 short-term vaccine doses were launched in North Rhine-Westphalia alone. According to the Ministry of Health, there are potentially around 3.8 million people between the ages of 60 and 79 in North Rhine-Westphalia who may attempt to register for this batch of Astrazeneca.
However, shortly after the lines were opened, the Düsseldorf Health Ministry reported via Twitter that the reservation systems of the two statutory health insurance associations were overloaded: “We ask for your understanding for the inconvenience.” Appointments are still possible. (jwo / dpa)
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What should people under 60 years of age who have already been vaccinated once with the Astrazeneca vaccine and are now waiting for their second vaccine? The Permanent Commission on Vaccination has made a clear recommendation.
