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Status: 04.03.2021 6:40 pm
Schleswig-Holstein wants to use the AstraZeneca vaccine to vaccinate people over 65 years of age. In addition, the northernmost federal state opens vaccination appointments for priority group 2: it begins on March 9.
Schleswig-Holstein wants to follow the recommendation of the Standing Commission on Vaccination (Stiko) and also vaccinate the AstraZeneca vaccine for people over 65 years of age. It is not yet clear if this will happen in the next week with the opening of appointments for priority group 2. The truth so far is that since Tuesday March 9, 5 pm, Members of the Priority group 2 under 65s online at www.impfen-sh.de you can sign up for a vaccination appointment. These include, for example, employees of nursery schools and elementary schools, as well as people with chronic illnesses or mental disabilities. According to Garg, a total of around 300,000 doses of vaccines are available for March and April if delivery promises are met.
The vaccine will not be enough for the whole group right away.
The opening of the second priority group “will give a boost to the vaccination campaign in the northernmost state,” Health Minister Heiner Garg (FDP) said: “Each vaccinated person helps contain the general effects of the virus.” But Garg also asked to be patient. A vaccine will not be immediately available to all those eligible for vaccination in Group 2. The reason for opening appointments for a new priority group – in addition to priority group 1 – is that this week, for the first time, there was no full utilization capacity in some vaccination centers in the country.
Stiko cites analysis of data from a new study
Garg presented the opening details Thursday; shortly thereafter, Stiko announced that she would also recommend the AstraZeneca vaccine for people 65 and older. This has not been the case so far. The decision is based “on intensive analysis and evaluation of data from the new study that were only available as advance publications in the last few days,” he said in a Communication from Stiko.
Garg had already said during his press conference that he wanted to strictly adhere to Stiko’s recommendations. the The Federal Vaccination Ordinance is based on the recommendation of the Permanent Commission on Vaccination.
The date has not yet been set for people 65 to 79 years old.
This change must now be incorporated, according to the Ministry of Health. A ministry spokesman said priority group 2 people aged 65 to 79 could register online. As soon as it is clear when this group of people can also sign up for an appointment, the Ministry of Health will announce it.
Test forms can be printed
Anyone in priority group 1 or 2 should be able to prove it. The corresponding forms can be found in the The country home page can be downloaded and printed. They must be signed by the GP or the employer, for example.
Start of vaccination also for police officers with a lot of citizen contact
Police officers can also get vaccinated with the AstraZeneca vaccine starting next week. In a first step, the state police named 4,100 people who, according to the authority, are exposed to a particularly high risk of contagion due to frequent citizen contacts. Those affected can be vaccinated in the police medical service or in public vaccination centers.
Online reservations for people over 80 will soon be possible again
Health Minister Garg on Thursday announced a change for those over 80, who are at the top of the priority list: Currently, they can only schedule an appointment for a vaccine over the phone, upon request. To this end, the Ministry of Health will gradually send invitation letters with a personal PIN in mid-March. In the course of the next week there will also be the possibility of making appointments online, the ministry announced. The exact start date will be announced. A ministry spokesperson said appointments were also booked online exclusively for the over-80 age group.
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