According to experts, a corona wave is imminent in the summer. A booster vaccination for older Viennese could therefore soon be recommended.
Molecular biologist Ulrich Elling is already expecting a new Covid wave in the summer. The doctor fears that the number of infections will soon rise significantly, “that is, back into the tens of thousands and then continue to move towards autumn at this very high level,” he recently explained in “Vienna Today”. In Vienna, 699 new cases were registered on Whit Monday – a slight decrease, but of course this is only a snapshot.
“Prevent severe gradients”
Due to fears of a new wave, the National Vaccination Panel is currently considering lowering the recommended age for the fourth vaccine dose from the current 80 to 65 years. In an emergency, severe courses in older people could be prevented. “Personally, I think it would be very sensible to do that,” said infectology expert Ursula Wiedermann-Schmidt to “wien.orf.at”. However, there should be a gap of four to six months between the last dose of vaccination. There should be no changes in the vaccination plan for younger people for the time being.
Vaccination against mutations
Good news: There are new findings in the development of vaccines against corona mutations. The so-called variant vaccines could be administered as early as autumn. According to the expert, a Spanish remedy should already be approved in the summer. The doctor expects that the vaccines will also be approved for booster vaccination.
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