Final invitations will be sent out over the next two weeks for a first shot of AstraZeneca’s vaccine. After that it will only be used for second injections. The rest goes to poor countries through the Covax initiative. The Vaccination Task Force has announced this.
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The waiting time between the first and second injection of AstraZeneca is the longest of all available vaccines at two months. The vaccine is also only given to people over the age of 41 and deliveries are very uncertain.
The further vaccinations will therefore be done with other brands. It is unclear how many AstraZeneca vaccines will ultimately be in surplus.
Delays in the delivery of Johnson & Johnson vaccines could potentially delay the vaccination campaign for two weeks in the summer, according to the task force, or even four to five weeks if the age limit (only administration to people 41 or older) is maintained after the ongoing risk analysis.
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