Corona in Lower Saxony: According to Behrens, the fourth vaccination from April will be necessary

What will happen after the Christmas and New Year’s rest on January 15th in Lower Saxony? Among other things, this should be the topic of today’s Corona crisis team.

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+++ 1.33 p.m.: Health Minister Daniela Behrens assumes that a fourth vaccination will be necessary from April with a vaccine adapted to Omikron. Lower Saxony is very well positioned with its infrastructure with numerous vaccination centers and mobile vaccination teams, “we do not want to go back to setting up large vaccination centers in Lower Saxony,” said Behrens.

The deputy head of the Corona crisis team Claudia Schröder also announced that vaccinations will soon be possible in numerous pharmacies in Lower Saxony.

+++ 1:24 p.m.: In Lower Saxony, vaccinated and recovered pupils are exempt from the obligation to test. Behrens justifies this with the right to education and the 3G regulation in schools. Recovered and vaccinated students cannot be prescribed to be tested. However, an appeal is made to vaccinated and convalescent people to test themselves.

However, if the measures in schools are changed by the federal government, the obligation to test must be expanded, adds government spokeswoman Anke Pörksen (SPD).

Corona in Lower Saxony: Behrens recommends booster vaccination for young people

+++ 1:16 p.m.: Health Minister Daniela Behrens speaks out on behalf of the state of Lower Saxony for compulsory vaccination, it is the “means that is necessary to get out of the pandemic”. There are too many people in Lower Saxony who have not yet been vaccinated. The facility-related vaccination requirement, which has already been decided, is an important component in the pandemic, according to Behrens.

In addition, the Minister of Health advocates booster vaccination for young people. The mobile vaccination teams in Lower Saxony have already been informed about this, even if the Standing Vaccination Commission (Stiko) has not yet made a recommendation.

+++ 13.09 p.m.: The press conference of the Lower Saxony corona crisis team has started. In addition to Health Minister Daniela Behrens (SPD), the deputy head of the Corona crisis team Claudia Schröder and government spokeswoman Anke Pörksen (SPD) provide information about the current corona situation.

Health Minister Behrens initially pointed out the high risk of infection from the Omikron variant and appealed to everyone to get vaccinated and boosted. In addition, the number of contacts should continue to be reduced.

Corona in Lower Saxony: Now live – the crisis team informs about the current situation

First report from Tuesday, January 11th, 2022, 12:56 p.m .: Hanover – The Corona situation in Germany * is still tense. On Tuesday (January 11th, 2022) the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) reported 45,690 new corona infections and a seven-day incidence of 387.9. The number of corona cases in Lower Saxony is also at a high level.

The state’s Corona crisis team around Health Minister Daniela Behrens (SPD) will therefore inform you again about the current situation on Tuesday (January 11th, 2022). We will report live on the press conference at this point.

Corona crisis team in Lower Saxony: Omikron and hospitalization should be an issue

The main topic of the Corona crisis team in Lower Saxony should be the spread of the Omikron variant. In addition, the current figures on hospitalization and the occupancy of intensive care beds in hospitals in Lower Saxony should go. Furthermore, the question of how things will continue after the planned end of warning level 3 as part of the so-called Christmas and New Year’s rest on January 15 in Lower Saxony should be addressed.

Last week, various measures to contain the Omikron variant had already been decided at the federal-state conference. For Lower Saxony, however, these changed regulations do not mean any major changes for the time being, as they essentially correspond to the Christmas rest period currently in force.

Corona in Lower Saxony: four regions with an incidence over 500

The RKI states the number of new infections for Lower Saxony on Tuesday (January 11th, 2022) as 3,267, the seven-day incidence in the state increases to 322.4. The following regions in Lower Saxony recorded an incidence of over 500 on Tuesday (January 11th, 2022):

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