The corona incidence in Germany is declining. Spahn expects a return to normal in the spring. That is now changing with the corona rapid tests. The news ticker.
- The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) reported 10,454 new coronavirus infections on Wednesday.
- According to the federal government, Germany has given more than five million vaccine doses to other countries. (Update 3:15 p.m.)
- Corona rapid tests will soon no longer be free for most. (Update 11.55 a.m.)
- This news ticker on the subject of Corona * in Germany is updated regularly.
Update from September 22nd, 5:35 p.m .: Will unvaccinated people soon be allowed much less than those vaccinated against Corona and those who have recovered in Germany? SPD man Karl Lauterbach * strongly advocates 2G. And he makes a forecast.
Coronavirus pandemic: Germany dispenses more than 5.1 million vaccine doses
Update from September 22nd, 3:15 p.m.: According to the federal government, Germany has so far given more than 5.1 million vaccine doses to other countries. A spokeswoman for the Federal Foreign Office said this was done through the Covax Alliance and bilaterally. “Germany delivered a total of 5,106,960 cans abroad,” she said.
Of these, around 3.5 million were given via Covax and 1.5 million bilaterally. The recipients were Uzbekistan and Tajikistan, as well as Mauritania and Sudan. “We continue to strive for a fair distribution of the vaccines worldwide,” added the spokeswoman.
Update from September 22, 1:39 p.m .: From November there should no longer be any compensation for unvaccinated people in quarantine *. Affected are people for whom there is a vaccination recommendation and who can also be vaccinated. This rule should apply from November 1st. The majority of the federal and state health ministers agreed on this in a resolution on Wednesday. The time has been chosen so that people can still get vaccinated, explains Federal Health Minister Jens Spahn in a statement to the press.
Update from September 22, 11.55 a.m .: Corona rapid tests are usually no longer free from October 11. But there are exceptions: for people who cannot be vaccinated, including children under the age of 12, the tests remain free. This is stipulated in a new ordinance of the Federal Ministry of Health, which implements a corresponding federal-state resolution.
Corona rapid tests: That will change from October 11th
The ordinance announced in the Federal Gazette also lays down some transitional rules. Children aged 12 to 17 and pregnant women can take at least one free test per week until December 31st. The reason is that a general vaccination recommendation from the Standing Vaccination Commission (Stiko) has only recently been available – so there should be longer time for a vaccination.
Corona in Germany – 63.4 percent fully vaccinated
Update from September 22, 10:37 a.m .: In Germany, 63.4 percent of the total population – including those under the age of 18 – are fully vaccinated. This can be seen from the data on the vaccination dashboard. 67.4 percent received at least one vaccine dose. In the age group of 12 to 17 year olds (4.5 million people), 30.1 percent are now fully vaccinated. 39.5 percent received at least one dose.
Corona incidence continues to fall – Spahn expects the pandemic to end in spring
First report from September 22, 2021
Berlin – In Germany, 10,454 new corona infections (previous week: 12,455) and 71 further deaths (previous week: 83 deaths) were reported in Germany. This comes from the data on the Covid-19 dashboard of the Robert Koch Institute * (RKI) on Wednesday morning.
- The incidence is currently 65.0. The previous day the value was 68.5, a week ago it was 77.9.
The number of corona patients admitted to clinics per 100,000 inhabitants within seven days was given by the RKI on Tuesday at 1.63. A weekly or monthly comparison is not possible due to the high number of late registrations.
Corona in Germany: The RKI case numbers from September 22, 2021
| Since the beginning of the corona pandemic, 4,160,970 people in Germany have been shown to have been infected with Sars-CoV-2. |
| 93,123 people have died from or with Corona so far. |
| According to the RKI, 3,921,500 have recovered. |
Coronavirus in Germany – Spahn expects the pandemic to end in spring
Federal Health Minister Jens Spahn expects herd immunity to the corona virus next spring. “If no new virus variant emerges against which a vaccination does not protect, which is very unlikely, then we will have overcome the pandemic in the spring and can return to normal,” said the CDU politician of the Augsburger Allgemeine . “Herd immunity is always achieved. The only question is how: whether through vaccination or infection. The vaccination is definitely the safer way to get there, ”said Spahn.
“Those who do not get vaccinated have a high probability of getting sick,” said the minister and warned against underestimating the risk of infection in view of the currently falling number of infections. “Last year we had such a breather at this time of the year. So we’re not through yet. In autumn and winter, when we are all indoors a lot more and the immune system is less strong, the risk of getting infected also increases. ”Spahn attributed the current decline in the number of infections mainly to the end of the holiday season and the more stringent test rules.
Herd immunity: that’s what the top virologists say
Since the beginning of the corona pandemic, the term herd immunity has been discussed again and again. The community’s vaccination protection (herd protection or herd immunity) would then also protect people from infection who cannot be vaccinated – including babies, for example.
The RKI emphasized in a strategy paper at the end of July: “The idea of achieving herd immunity in the sense of eliminating or even eradicating the virus” – largely pushing back or eradicating the coronavirus – is not realistic. Broad basic immunity would probably not yet be achieved in autumn and winter.
The aim of the vaccinations is therefore “to achieve a broad level of basic immunity in the population,” says the paper. This mediates extensive individual “protection against (serious) illnesses” and also reduces the virus circulation.
Virologist Christian Drosten recently caused a stir with a statement from the Corona NDR podcast “Coronavirus Update” on the subject of vaccination protection and immunity. According to Drosten, however, many people would misunderstand the term herd immunity.
“We won’t have herd immunity,” said Hendrick Streeck on ntv. Because the vaccine just wouldn’t protect against infection well enough. Nevertheless, it is particularly important to get vaccinated. A vaccination against the coronavirus protects against a severe course of infection. (ml / dpa) * Merkur.de is an offer from IPPEN.MEDIA
