From Tuesday, August 6, the new variant-adapted Covid-19 vaccines will be available to order – also in Rhineland-Palatinate.
It feels like someone has always been coughing or sniffling since the beginning of spring. In fact, in mid-July, around one in twenty people were ill with these or similar symptoms, according to Pascal Kiss from the SWR science department.
New adapted corona vaccines can be ordered
Of these infections, around 20 to 30 percent were caused by Corona. Tuesday is a special day for everyone who wants to be vaccinated – because from Tuesday, August 6, the new variant-adapted Covid-19 vaccines from BioNTech/Pfizer for children and adults will be available to orderaccording to the German Pharmacists Association (DAV) – also in Rhineland-Palatinate. These could then be vaccinated starting next week (12 August).
Who should be vaccinated with the new vaccines?
People over 60 in particular should get vaccinated – once a year, because protection decreases every year. People who are overweight or have serious illnesses should also get vaccinated. For people under 60, there is currently no recommendation that it is absolutely necessary. But of course you can get vaccinated.
Broadcast on Mon., 5.8.2024 19:30, SWR Aktuell Rheinland-Pfalz, SWR RP
