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The largest vaccination campaign in the canton has begun. As of January 18, the health department has announced new dates.
She was the first woman in Zurich to be vaccinated: Ms Stüssi received the injection shortly before 11.30 am
Image: Samuel Schalch
The vaccination center is in the center of Zurich. today in focus of attention. There, at number 84 Hirschengraben, not far from Central, the largest vaccination campaign in the canton of Zurich begins. Over the next several weeks, vaccination doses will be administered to 576 people per day in this 250-square-meter tent.
The first to receive the vaccine against the Covid-19 virus shortly before 11.30 am today are the Stüssi couple from Wetzikon, 77 and 76 years old. The stitch on the left arm was done first by Mrs. Stüssi. Then he was also vaccinated. “Great,” says the pensioner afterwards.
“Great”: Mr. Stüssi from Wetzikon received the first dose shortly after his wife
Image: Samuel Schalch
In addition to the Wetziker couple, the former businesswoman Rosmarie Michel, the former Councilor of State and Government of Zurich Hans Hofmann, the writer Franz Hohler and Actor Walter Andreas Müller vaccinate today. As so-called ambassadors for vaccination, they want to set a good example and motivate others. Shortly before 10 am, Professor Robert Steffen, founder of the Center for Travel Medicine, was the first to register.
The first registration: a vaccinated person announces his data.
Image: Pascal Unternährer
At the scene, a doctor collects the patient’s name, asks how he is, his health insurance company and tells him that he may feel pain when administering the dose. Then the vaccination takes place in one of the specially equipped treatment rooms.
Speeches of the government councilors
Gives a speech at the start of the Zurich vaccination campaign: Silvia Steiner, district president
Image: Samuel Schalch
Before that, the district president Silvia Steiner, the health director Natalie Rickli, and the economics director Carmen Walker Späh gave a lecture on the importance of vaccines for the canton of Zurich. Michael Schaepman, Rector of the University of Zurich, and Jan Fehr, Director of the Vaccination Center, presented the procedure.
The start of Covid vaccines is a major turning point for Zurich, says Steiner. “It gives us hope again after a year of fighting the virus.” But you still need patience. “We will take small steps.”
Vaccinations begin at the nursing home in mid-January
In fact, vaccination appointments are fully booked for now. The Zurich Health Directorate has announced new dates for people aged 75 and over and high-risk patients from 18 January. Starting Tuesday, the Zurich University Hospital will also start administering vaccines against the Covid-19 virus to high-risk patients being treated there, and the vaccines will start in Zurich’s nursing homes and nursing homes from mid-January.
Ready for injection: actor Walter Andreas Müller awaits the injection at the vaccination center.
Image: Samuel Schalch
The health department announced on Monday that options for vaccination in the canton of Zurich will be continuously expanded. Preparations are underway in more than 40 hospitals and group practices, and more vaccination centers are expected to start operating in the canton in April. As soon as Moderna’s “less demanding to use” vaccine is approved and available, it will also be possible to vaccinate high-risk patients in some general practitioners’ offices.
What you need to know when you start vaccination in Zurich:
Who is first
At the moment, only people who are 75 years of age or older or who belong to a risk group are vaccinated.
Who is in the high risk group?
This group includes people with special and severe forms of heart, respiratory, and kidney disease, high blood pressure, diabetes, obesity, and immunodeficiency. You can find a list in the Website of the canton.
How do I get a vaccination appointment?
Free vaccination appointments are made at a Website activated. To book an appointment, you need a Onedoc account, an email address is required. But currently everything is complete. The health department has announced that it will open more dates this week. As soon as they do, they will inform you through the media. When the first appointments were activated on Wednesday, the system crashed within a few minutes due to a large request, which caused great annoyance to many (Read more here). High-risk patients should register for an appointment through their family doctor. However, currently family doctors can register a maximum of three people (Read more here).
Is age verified when registering online?
The deadline is the day of the vaccination. So you have to be 75 or older. During the registration process you will be asked your age, you must identify yourself on the site. Cheating is not worth it. The canton’s deputy doctor made clear Wednesday that anyone who cheats when they are old and too young to get vaccinated will be turned away from the vaccination center.
Where do you get vaccinated?
At the moment only in the Travel Medicine Center of the University of Zurich in Hirschengraben 84 and in the University Hospital of Zurich. At the university hospital, however, particularly vulnerable patients are mainly vaccinated.
When can I get vaccinated with a family doctor?
The fact that the most threatened people travel to Zurich and have to be vaccinated centrally in one place sometimes creates a lack of understanding. “It makes no epidemiological sense if now all the elderly ride the tram,” says Josef Widler, president of the Zurich Medical Association. in NZZ. It is not yet clear when the first general practitioners can start vaccinating. Widler estimates that this will not be the case until February or March. First, the vaccine must be approved and delivered by Moderna.
What do I have to bring to the appointment?
People who want to be vaccinated must bring their health insurance card, identity card or other official identification and their vaccination card, if available.
How much does the vaccination cost?
It’s free.
How many vaccines are there?
In mid-December, the health department presented its plan and announced the number of vaccine doses. The canton of Zurich currently has 16,000 units, which is enough for 8,000 people. Another 30,000 cans will be added in January. In the canton alone, 130,000 people are 75 years or older. Also, the health department estimates the number of high-risk people at 100,000.
This is where the first vaccinations take place: the vaccination center at Hirschengraben 84 in Zurich.
Image: Sabina Bobst
Is there a mandatory vaccination?
No, a declaration of consent is required. In some Zurich homes, this is already obtained from residents as a precautionary measure so that it is ready when the decentralized vaccination campaign begins.
How is vaccination carried out in homes?
In hospitals and homes, vaccines are decentralized with mobile teams. A test run at the Fuhr residential center in Wädenswil begins on January 11. The other houses will gradually follow from the end of January.
Will there be more vaccination centers?
Another large vaccination center is planned in the city of Zurich. It is not yet known where it will go. But a large room is needed for this. The Oerlikon fair was repeatedly mentioned as a possible location.
I am 45 years old and I want to be vaccinated, when is it possible?
After age 75, the circle of those who can be vaccinated is constantly expanding. The corona vaccine should be available to all those who wish to vaccinate from April. However, at the moment, vaccines are only intended for adults.
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