Berlin (dpa) – According to a survey, half of German adults tend to want to be vaccinated with the corona vaccine recently approved and adapted by manufacturers Biontech and Pfizer. In the representative survey conducted by the opinion research institute YouGov, 24% of respondents said they wanted to be vaccinated against the omicron BA.4 and BA.5 subvariants with the new preparation – 26% considered it “quite likely. “. 36 percent, on the other hand, do not intend an adapted vaccination (14 percent) or not at all (22 percent). 14% of respondents said they were undecided or did not provide information.
The European Commission approved the new Biontech / Pfizer vaccine on Monday. Vaccination is recommended for people 12 years of age and older as a booster, the European Medicines Authority EMA said. A new vaccine adapted to the omcron BA.1 variant was recently approved. Federal Health Minister Karl Lauterbach expects corona vaccinations with the new preparation to begin quickly in Germany. The first doses will be delivered to pharmaceutical wholesalers early next week.
Meanwhile, 64.8 million people in Germany have received at least one dose of coronavirus vaccination, according to the Ministry of Health’s vaccination dashboard. 63.4 million people are considered basic immunized, usually with two vaccinations. 51.6 million have already received an additional booster shot. 7.4 million citizens have already refreshed their corona vaccination a second time.
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