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Merkel knew before the suspension of the vaccination: Stiko recommends another vaccine for a second dose
AstraZeneca is no longer vaccinated against children under 60 years of age in Germany
Source: AP / Matthias Schrader
People under 60 years of age who have been vaccinated with AstraZeneca should receive a different vaccine with the second dose. According to a report, the Foreign Ministry has known about the imminent vaccination ban for young people for longer than previously known.
IThere are other twists and turns in the chaos surrounding the AstraZeneca corona vaccine: Anyone who initially received only one AstraZeneca vaccine and is under the age of 60 should receive a drug like Pfizer / Biontech or Moderna for the second. . This has now been announced by the Permanent Commission on Vaccination (Stiko) in a revised recommendation.
There is still no scientific knowledge about vaccinations with different means. However, “one dose of an mRNA vaccine 12 weeks after the first vaccination” is recommended until data are available. This class of vaccines includes those from Pfizer / Biontech and Moderna.
Meanwhile, the ZDF reports that the Federal Chancellery knew long before Tuesday’s decision to stop vaccinating AstraZeneca in people under 60 that the step would be unavoidable.
A spokesman for Stiko confirmed to the broadcaster that Merkel had already been informed of the new findings on Friday by the chairman of the think tank, Thomas Mertens. Consequently, Merkel was informed that there would have to be a stop for certain age groups “in all probability”, as there had been 31 cases of sinus vein thrombosis. Nine people died from it.
Merkel shows nothing about “Anne Will”
First, however, the Foreign Ministry asked other experts. A government spokeswoman told ZDF: “In view of the national scope of the decision, the Chancellor asked that the experience of the Ethics Council and the Leopoldina National Academy of Sciences be consulted.”
Even when she appeared on television in “Anne Will” on Sunday night, Merkel did not mention the disturbing new findings. Instead, he promised there would be “a vaccination offer for more than 50 million people by the end of the second quarter.” Since Stiko informed the Foreign Ministry of the concerns on Friday, according to the RKI, more than 300,000 more people have received a dose of the vaccine.
Stiko’s boss, Mertens, told “Spiegel” that one could only speculate about the risk of being vaccinated twice with Astrazeneca at this time. “From my point of view, the obvious way out is not to try at all, but to give an RNA vaccine as an alternative to be safe.”
Green health expert Janosch Dahmen criticized the Foreign Ministry’s approach. “The federal government apparently did not seek coordination with the administration of the clinics and vaccination centers on site, despite knowledge of the renewed need to adjust the vaccination recommendation.” SPD health expert Karl Lauterbach told ZDF: del Stiko was not anticipated because the data was still being verified throughout the weekend. “
