Time.news – The anti-Covid vaccine by AstraZeneca in Germany it will normally be given to people over 60 years of age. Yet another government intervention on the Anglo-Swedish serum was coordinated by the Laender health ministers together with the national one, Jens Spahn, at the end of a day of controversy and chaos.
The joint document provides that the Under 60s in the main priority groups (ie high risk) will be able to continue to be vaccinated with Astra Zeneca but only after a “careful medical evaluation” by general practitioners. Basically, it is a question of carrying out an “individual risk analysis” before proceeding with the administration of the Anglo-Swedish serum.
Stiko’s recommendation
The decision incorporates the indication of the Standing Commission for Vaccines (Stiko) that “has decided to modify its recommendations on AstraZeneca on the basis of very rare, but serious cases, related to cerebral thrombosis”. “These are rare cases but we cannot ignore”, explained the chancellor Angela Merkel, “for this reason the government and the Laender have decided to follow the recommendations of the commission”.
“There is also the question of trust“, stressed the Merkel, “we have to be able to trust vaccines. This is why we await their approval every time also by authorities such as the EMA, because it is necessary to minimize the risks. Trust also arises from the fact that every suspicious case is analyzed in depth and understood “.
Merkel and the “different vaccines”
Nonetheless, “we know that vaccination is the most important means of putting an end to the pandemic”, said the chancellor, “and we know that it is very fortunate that there are so many vaccines. We are not faced with the question ‘AstraZeneca or no vaccine’, because we have several ”.
According to Angela Merkel, at some point “it will be clear with which vaccines full immunization will be achieved”. Merkel explained that “distribution changes will be made regarding the modalities of the campaign at the federal government and the Laender levels”.
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