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Reactions to the corona vaccination plan are mixed. While the Association of Cities and Municipalities praises prioritization, there is sometimes strong criticism from general practitioners, home operators, and patient advocates.
In view of the federal government’s vaccination plan, the president of the Baden-Württemberg Association of General Practitioners, Berthold Dietsche, criticized the fact that general practitioners should not be vaccinated as a priority. at ROE called the decision “completely incomprehensible.” Dietsche said he had contact with some highly infectious patients from morning to night.
You don’t understand that family doctors don’t have the highest priority when it comes to vaccination. General practitioners have been “at the forefront of the fight against the crown” for nine months, warned the head of the association.
Criticisms from patient advocates and home operators
Criticisms also come from the German Foundation for Patient Protection. Family caregivers should be placed on the same level as those in need of care, explained board member Eugen Brysch. “That also makes practical sense, because family caregivers often bring very old people to vaccination centers.” Similarly, critically ill patients under intensive ventilation who are cared for at home should be given a priority level of 1.
Home operators fear serious problems with corona vaccination campaigns in nursing homes. “Two thirds of the residents of the home suffer from dementia. Without the consent of the legal guardian or a relative, vaccination is excluded,” said the managing director of the Federal Association of Private Social Services Providers (bpa), Herbert Mauel, of “Welt”. Therefore, home vaccination campaigns should be organized in such a way that legal consent is available at this time. Mauel spoke of a “logistics megaproject.”
Praise from state and local authorities
However, the Association of Towns and Municipalities praised the vaccination regulations of the Ministry of Health. The strategy with initially freely prioritized groups was “completely correct”, explained the executive director of the federal association, Gerd Landsberg, of the “Rheinische Post”.
However, it remains to be clarified who is classified as a risk patient. A simple certificate from the family doctor is not enough for this. “It would be conceivable if, for example, health insurance companies sent the affected person a written confirmation that clearly identifies them as an at-risk patient,” Landsberg suggested.
Lower Saxony Prime Minister Stephan Weil also praised the ordinance. “It is correct that, in the first place, we directly and indirectly protect those who are at particular risk of becoming seriously ill or even dying from a corona infection.” He also finds the additional prioritization highly understandable and ethical.
Three groups
Federal Health Minister Jens Spahn has provided three groups in top priority in his vaccination plan. Care facilities and those over 80 are expected to begin on December 27. “Protecting the weakest is the first objective of our vaccination campaign.” This will take a month or two. Clinic doctors and nurses were also a top priority. But in the early days, vaccines are given first in care centers.
With the first vaccination group, he followed the recommendations of the Permanent Commission on Vaccination (Stiko), Spahn said. However, the regulation deviates somewhat from Stiko’s recommendation and prioritizes three stages instead of six.
