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Corona vaccine: Prioritization for AstraZeneca lifted | NDR.de – news

As of: May 6th, 2021 8:50 p.m.

With AstraZeneca, any adult nationwide who wants to can be vaccinated. The federal and state health ministers have canceled the prioritization of the vaccine.

Lower Saxony’s Minister of Health Daniela Behrens (SPD) had already said before the decision was announced that she would welcome this release. However, AstraZeneca did not have large stocks in Lower Saxony. At the moment there are around 35,000 cans, said Behrens on Thursday morning in the state press conference. She stressed that there were no problems with the acceptance of the vaccine.

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Biontech supplies most of the vaccine

In mid-April, Lower Saxony had spoken out against approving the vaccine. The Ministry of Health justified this with reference to too many people from priority groups 1 and 2 who could be vaccinated. The ministry had previously stated that AstraZeneca only made up about a quarter of the vaccines to be delivered to Lower Saxony in May and June. The largest part comes from Biontech.

Spahn: Doctors decide

Federal Minister of Health Jens Spahn (CDU) had the on Thursday De-prioritization for AstraZeneca announced. This should apply unless there is nothing against it from a medical perspective. “That means that when vaccinating in the doctor’s office, the doctors decide who is now to vaccinate and when,” said Spahn.

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