Anje (45) gets a shot with AstraZeneca: “With scared heart, we have decided for the benefit of the greater whole”

Response from Agency for Care and Health

In “The morning”, Dirk Dewolf, administrator-general of the Agency for Care and Health, was asked for a response. “I certainly understand that doubt (from Anje ed.), but what one should certainly be afraid of is contracting Covid-19. Thorough research has preceded the determination of that age threshold. The mortality figures in Covid-19 start from increase significantly by the age of 40. The risk of complications from the Covid-19 disease is also much higher than with the administration of AstraZeneca or Johnson & Johnson. One should not lose sight of that.”

“We also live in a situation of scarcity of vaccines. There is no regular market, one cannot just choose a vaccine. The aim is to vaccinate our vulnerable population, but also our entire population, as soon as possible. We can not allow individual vaccine choice, because that would delay the vaccination campaign by months.”

Anje also wants to switch with her husband who is receiving Pfizer, because there are signs that women are more at risk of the possible side effects of AstraZeneca. “These side effects are very rare. Moreover, the vaccination centers are already in the process of being able to handle the questions from families going on vacation, let alone having the exchange questions dealt with on top of that. I think that many vaccination centers than the throw in the towel.”

Dewolf then emphasizes that there is no “zero risk society”. “Every medication you take, every vaccine you take has its risks. This life is linked with risks. We have to make a wise choice here, many people in my area have already made and have chosen AstraZenea and Johnson & Johnson. “

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