Status: 02/24/2021 3:36 p.m.
By the end of this week, everyone over the age of 80 should have received an invitation. Health Minister Heiner Garg (FDP) made this clear in an interview with NDR Schleswig-Holstein in the morning.
Previously, his statement that this group would be “finished” by the end of this week caused irritation among many listeners. However, he did not mean the vaccinations themselves, but the written invitations to the appointments for people who are 80 years and older. Garg apologized.
AUDIO: Garg: “I apologize for the incomprehensible statement” (5 min)
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This week the invitation will be in the mail
The last of these approximately 77,000 letters were sent two days ago. With the data sent, the recipients can then register: “My promise is that this week the people in Schleswig-Holstein who are 80 years old and older will be completely written to once.” Garg expects that it will take until April until all people with an appropriate invitation are vaccinated. Many listeners to NDR 1 Welle Nord expressed their displeasure in the morning, for example because they still had not received an invitation – even though they are over 80 years old.
Vaccinations for teachers and educators in March
According to Garg, primary school teachers, daycare educators and staff at the facilities will receive the vaccine from AstraZeneca in March parallel to those over 80 who are entitled to vaccinations, people with previous illnesses and specialists from the medical field. The health minister said in an interview with NDR Schleswig-Holstein that the so-called priority group two – “high priority” – could probably begin at the beginning of the month. Employees in daycare centers and schools would not be written to, but would have to register for appointments via the state’s internet portal after activation.
Vaccination sequence
The Federal Ministry of Health has one who can get vaccinated and when Vaccination prioritization recorded – as of February 18.
- Over 80 year olds
- People who are treated, cared for or cared for in inpatient facilities for the elderly or in need of care, or who work,
- Nursing staff in outpatient care services
- Employees in medical facilities with a high risk of exposure such as intensive care units, emergency rooms, emergency services, as service providers of specialized outpatient palliative care, corona vaccination centers and in areas with infection-related activities
- Employees in medical facilities who treat, care for or care for people at high risk (especially hemato-oncology and transplant medicine.)
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