Index – National – Cecília Müller: vaccination against coronavirus can start between the two holidays



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The national medical director said on a show on M1 This Afternoon that vaccinations could start between the two holidays. He also asked people to get vaccinated, as vaccines have been tested in the past.

At the beginning of the interview, Cecília Müller emphasized that the start of mass vaccinations was imminent.

We eagerly await authorization from the European Medicines Agency

– he said, adding that the national authority could issue a marketing authorization on that basis.

The chief physician also believed that

It is expected that the vaccination of the population can begin between the two holidays.

He also said that the vaccine we are now waiting for will consist of two vaccines. People should receive the second dose 21 days after the first, he detailed.

Cecília Müller also spoke about the side effects of the vaccine. Redness, swelling, fever, muscle aches can occur after vaccination and, thereafter, high physical activity should be avoided, he explained.

He added that it is important that everyone can freely decide if they want to use the vaccination option. However, healthcare workers will be vaccinated first as they are at higher risk of infection.

I ask that you take advantage of this opportunity, as vaccines have been tested for many, many decades.

Told them.

He also stressed that the vaccine will be safe and effective. Speaking about how long the vaccine will provide protection, he said this is not very clear yet, but it seems certain that the arrival of the vaccine will be a big step forward in dealing with the epidemic.

For now, we want to stop the epidemic and protect people.

He said.

However, the Medical Director also drew attention to the fact that

even vaccination does not provide one hundred percent protection, so vaccinated people will also need to follow hygiene rules.



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