Hamburg wants to lift curfew – Stiko recommends Johnson & Johnson vaccine only for people over 60

Corona in Germany: Stiko only wants to recommend the vaccine from Johnson & Johnson to a limited extent. The city of Hamburg is breaking free from the curfew. The news ticker.

Update from May 7th, 10:46 p.m .: After Hamburg ( update at 5:36 p.m. ) there should soon be corona easing in Berlin as well. The outdoor catering could open as early as next Friday (May 14th). The prerequisite is that the seven-day incidence remains below 100 for five consecutive days. The capital currently has 98.6 cases per 100,000 inhabitants within seven days. The governing mayor Michael Müller (SPD) has given the prospect of relaxation in the areas of sport, culture and outdoor catering in this case.

Corona in Germany: R-value increases – but remains below 1

Update from May 7th, 8:27 pm : The number of reproductions in Germany remains in a stable range. The nationwide seven-day R-value was 0.91 according to the RKI management report from Friday evening (previous day: 0.88). This means that 100 infected people theoretically infect 91 more people. The R-value represents the occurrence of the infection 8 to 16 days ago. If it is below 1 for a longer period of time, the infection process subsides; if it is consistently higher, the number of cases increases.

Corona in Germany: Laschet wants to offer all vaccinations in July if possible

Update from May 7, 6:55 p.m .: CDU boss Armin Laschet considers a vaccination offer for all people willing to vaccinate as possible in July – two months earlier than Chancellor Angela Merkel had promised. “With a view to the current vaccine delivery, I think it is possible that we can reach the goal earlier,” said the North Rhine-Westphalian Prime Minister of the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung . If vaccination is “pragmatic, strategic and effective”, “then it can definitely work out that the Chancellor’s promise is not only fulfilled, but over-fulfilled”.

Chancellor Merkel had promised those willing to vaccinate an offer by the end of summer, i.e. by September 21. Similar to Laschet, Federal Health Minister Jens Spahn (CDU) had already said: “It will certainly be in July” to reach the state “where we will have vaccinated everyone who really wanted to,” he said on Tuesday at the Doctors’ Day.

Corona in Germany: Hamburg wants to lift curfew

Update from May 7, 5:36 p.m .: The night curfew in Hamburg is about to end. This was announced by Hamburg’s Mayor Peter Tschentscher (SPD) on Friday following a special meeting of the Senate. The prerequisite, however, is that the seven-day incidence of new corona infections remains stable below 100 on five working days. On Friday it was 92.3 new infections per 100,000 inhabitants within a week for the third day below this value.

In addition, the daycare centers are to switch from extended emergency operation back to restricted regular operation on May 17th. This then guarantees care for 20 hours on at least three days in any case. So far, the daycare centers are basically closed; Children are only looked after in emergencies. In addition, pupils of all ages should be allowed to go to school from May 17th on in alternating lessons.

Since Good Friday there has been a strict exit restriction in Germany’s second largest city between 9 p.m. and 5 a.m. The grocery stores also have to close at 9 p.m. This does not apply to commuting or emergencies. Physical activity by individuals is also permitted at night, as is the care of animals, such as walking dogs

Corona in Germany: Debate about easing for vaccinated and convalescent

Update from May 7th, 4.40 p.m .: According to a survey, almost two thirds of Germans are in favor of further relaxation of the corona rules for those who have been completely vaccinated and those who have recovered. 64 percent of those questioned think it is right for hotels, restaurants, theaters or cinemas to reopen for these groups, as a representative Forsa survey for the RTL media group shows. A good third (33 percent) reject this. In the current ARD Germany trend *, a narrow majority (51 percent) spoke out against premature easing for these population groups.

A very large majority sees the different situations of people with and without complete vaccination protection as a threat to social cohesion. According to the results, almost half of the respondents (48 percent) think that this “jeopardizes cohesion”; a third (32 percent) assume that there is a “strong” risk. According to the survey, only 19 percent believe in no impairment.

Corona in Germany: Stiko wants to recommend Johnson & Johnson vaccine only for people over 60

Update from May 7, 2:25 p.m.: The Standing Vaccination Commission (Stiko) wants to recommend the corona vaccine from Johnson & Johnson only for people aged 60 and over. The Spiegel reported on Friday. However, younger people should be allowed to continue using the corona vaccine after being informed by a doctor. The RKI confirmed to Spiegel that a statement from Stiko is expected on Monday.

Similar to Astrazeneca, with the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, blood clots have been observed in isolated cases after vaccination. The USA had therefore temporarily suspended the vaccinations. The vaccine has been approved in the EU since March, but has hardly been used so far.

The Johnson & Johnson vector vaccine has the advantage of being easy to store. In addition, only one dose is necessary for immunization. If Stiko only recommends the corona vaccine for people over 60 years of age, this could lead to problems. Many older people in Germany have already been vaccinated with other vaccines. The group of people for whom Johnson & Johnson is then recommended could therefore be relatively manageable.

Corona in Germany: RKI boss Wieler names criteria for the end of the pandemic

Update from May 7, 1:26 p.m .: Malta and the Portuguese Algarve will be removed from the corona risk list from Sunday. The Robert Koch Institute (RKI) announced this on its website on Friday. There is no quarantine for people entering Germany from Malta or the Algarve. However, there is an entry ban for German tourists in the Algarve due to the high number of infections in this country. In Portugal, tourist trips from countries with a 14-day incidence of over 150 are generally prohibited. In Germany, according to the EU health authority ECDC, the value is 327.39.

Update from May 7th, 10.16 am : “We have achieved a lot, but we can continue the rest of the way,” said RKI boss Lothar Wieler at the press conference in Berlin. It is important to keep the pandemic under control. It takes strength to “hold a balloon under water”. If 80 percent of the population has been vaccinated, then, according to Wieler, the end of the pandemic will only become apparent. Then there will be more infections, but no more new waves.

The vaccination rate in Germany is currently 31.5 percent. According to data from the Ministry of Health, 8.8 percent of the total population is fully vaccinated. A total of 26,205,337 people received at least one vaccination dose.

Update from May 7th, 9.49 a.m.: Federal Health Minister Jens Spahn and RKI boss Lothar Wieler comment on the current Corona situation at a press conference in Berlin. Here we report in the live ticker.

Corona rules for vaccinated and convalescent are relaxed

Update from May 7, 9.44 a.m .: The Federal Council has voted for the relaxation for vaccinated and fully recovered people. This eliminates, among other things, contact restrictions for immunized persons.

Four-year-old died of Covid-19 – Münster mourns the death of a small child

Update from May 7th, 9.23 a.m .: Mourning in Münster (NRW) – in the cathedral city a child (4) died in connection with a corona infection, as the city announces. The four-year-old child died last Saturday in a clinic in Münster. The four-year-old “had been suffering from serious pre-existing illnesses for a long time”.

The mayor of Münster, Markus Lewe, mourned the death: “My condolences go out to the child and the relatives. This tragic incident shows how dangerous the pandemic still is and urges all of us to take great care to protect our fellow human beings from this terrible epidemic. ”According to its own statements, the city of Münster will not provide any further details on the child’s death out of consideration for the family publish. It is the first child to die of or with Covid-19 in Münster.

Corona in Germany: 7-day incidence continues to fall

Update from May 7, 6:11 a.m.: According to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI), 18,485 new corona infections were reported for yesterday. That is 5,844 fewer cases than last week. According to the RKI, the 7-day incidence nationwide on Friday morning was 125.7 (previous day: 129.1; previous week: 153.4).

According to the RKI, 284 new deaths were recorded across Germany within 24 hours. Exactly a week ago there were 306 dead. According to the RKI situation report on Thursday evening, the nationwide seven-day R-value was 0.88 (previous day: 0.83).

Corona in Germany: Moderna protects young people very well

Update from May 6, 8:10 p.m.: Good news for young people and schoolchildren who continue to suffer from the corona pandemic comes from Moderna on Thursday evening. The US biotech company announced that its vaccine against the coronavirus was 96 percent effective in teenagers between the ages of 12 and 17. These findings emerged from a study with 3225 participants. “So far, no serious safety concerns have been identified.” The vaccine from Moderna, which has so far been approved in the EU for children aged 18 and over, could in future be used to immunize minors aged 12 and over.

Corona in Germany: majority of the population against immediate easing for vaccinated people

Update from May 6, 6:35 p.m.: The Bundestag has eased the way for fully vaccinated citizens and those who have recovered. The decision only has to be ratified by the Federal Council tomorrow, Friday. But how does the population actually feel about the easing?

According to a representative survey by ARD as part of the “Germany trend”, the majority of the population rejects such measures at the present time. Forty-eight percent of those surveyed said that they think it is right to immediately set easing for those who have been vaccinated and those who have recovered. 51 percent had spoken out in favor of easing the decision only when more people have received a vaccination offer. However, 55 percent of those surveyed support the general lifting of restrictions for vaccinated and convalescent people. 40 percent consider such relaxation to be wrong.

Corona in Germany: Vaccinations are progressing – Prioritization for Astrazeneca canceled

Update from May 6, 6:08 p.m.: In all of Germany, the prioritization for a vaccination with the vaccine from the British-Swedish manufacturer Astrazeneca is being lifted. Health Minister Jens Spahn announced this on Thursday evening in Berlin. In the future, those wishing to be vaccinated will be able to get vaccinated against the coronavirus in medical practices across Germany – regardless of their original prioritization.

Corona in Germany: Hope for young people – vaccinations should start in June

Update from May 6, 4:06 p.m .: Young people aged 12 and over should be vaccinated against Corona from June. Allen 12 to
18-year-olds should be offered a vaccination with the vaccine from Biontech / Pfizer by the end of the summer vacation. This emerges from draft resolutions by the Federal Ministry of Health for advising the federal and state ministers on this Thursday. Approval of the Biontech vaccine for 12 to 15 year olds, which was previously only released from 16, is expected in June. The drafts were available to the German Press Agency in Berlin. In addition, according to a proposal by the federal government, those willing to vaccinate in Germany should in future be able to be vaccinated with the Astrazeneca corona vaccine without the valid prioritization (see also update from May 5, 9 p.m.) .

Corona incidence in Germany continues to decline – intensive care bed prognosis also gives hope

Update from May 6, 1:56 p.m .: The number of corona patients in intensive care units is still at a high level. 4,750 Covid-19 patients currently need intensive medical treatment. 2,833 of them are artificially ventilated. This can be seen from the current figures in the DIVI intensive care register (as of May 6, 2 p.m.). According to the current RKI management report, there were 4,838 corona patients the day before – that is, 88 more.

This development coincides with the DIVI forecast model * from March 18. The occupancy of the intensive care beds runs exactly according to the curve predicted at the time. The German Interdisciplinary Association for Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine (DIVI) had warned of a dramatic corona situation in Germany before Easter. In view of the third corona wave, the intensive care physicians spoke out urgently against loosening.

Astounding prognosis for corona intensive care patients

After the number of corona intensive care patients had increased to 5,000 in the past two weeks, it began to decline at the beginning of May. The number will halve in the next four weeks. This is reported by the Tagesspiegel and relates to an updated DIVI forecast model that the newspaper would have. At the end of June there should be fewer than 1,000 patients. If this prediction comes true, it is good news. Because the 7-day incidence is likely to fall rapidly, as health expert Karl Lauterbach (SPD) * expects. Scientists have identified four factors for the current infection rate in Germany, as reported by Merkur.de *.

Update from May 6, 1:48 p.m .: The decision has been made in the Bundestag. There should be easing for corona vaccinated people. Only the Federal Council still has to give its approval.

Corona in Germany – IT expert develops explosive software for vaccination appointments

Update from May 6, 12:09 p.m.: Many people had or have to wait a long time for the appointment for a corona vaccination. An IT expert from Kiel has developed software that accelerates this. Now there is a lot of trouble. He is threatened with a lawsuit.

Update from May 6th, 10:12 am: On Wednesday yesterday, a new vaccination record was just missed in Germany with a total of 1,092,765 vaccinations. The record last Wednesday (April 28) was 1,116,608 vaccinations in one day. Nevertheless, with a rate of 30.6 percent, almost a third of Germans are now vaccinated against the corona virus. 8.6 percent already have full protection after the second vaccination.

Corona incidence in descent: Four federal states are now waving openings – Prime Ministers give hope

Update from May 6, 9:26 a.m.: The corona numbers and above all the seven-day incidence, which is crucial for the measures, continue to decrease (see update from May 6, 6:30 a.m.). There is good news from four German federal states that have already fallen below the threshold of 100. These include Brandenburg (98.3), Lower Saxony (89.9), Hamburg (78.1) and Schleswig-Holstein (54.7). There are now signs of relaxation, because: If the incidence of a district is below 100 for five days in a row, it will be relaxed.

Then the curfew, criticized by many, will also fall in the affected areas. In Lower Saxony, Prime Minister Stephan Weil (SPD) has already announced easing. These should take effect in cities and counties with a seven-day incidence below 100 from the coming weekend. For people with a daily negative Corona test and people who have already been fully vaccinated, more freedom should then be created. The entire retail trade is then to open for these groups. There should also be initial openings in tourism and gastronomy, explained Minister of Economics and Deputy Prime Minister Bernd Althusmann (CDU).

The incidence is particularly low in Schleswig-Holstein, where Prime Minister Daniel Günther (CDU) will be opening restaurants, hotels and holiday apartments throughout the state from May 17th. Compared to the picture he explained the step: “The model projects are working. We have done around 10,000 corona tests here. To date, there has not been a single tourist who tested positive. There were three cases. Everything Eckernförder. This shows that there is no infection through the openings. Because the model projects are running successfully, we can also take steps to open them all over the country. But if the numbers rise again above 100, the emergency brake naturally applies. Nevertheless, Günther gives hope: “In the course of the summer there will be more freedom.”

Corona in Germany: Numbers keep falling – incidence low

Update from May 6, 6:30 a.m.: The German health authorities reported 21,953 new corona infections to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) within one day. This is evident from the RKI figures from Thursday morning, which reflect the status of the RKI dashboard at 5:01 a.m. For comparison: on Thursday a week ago the value was 24,736. According to the RKI, the number of new infections per 100,000 inhabitants reported within seven days was 129.1 nationwide on Thursday morning (previous day: 132.8; previous week: 154.9)

According to the RKI, 250 new deaths were recorded across Germany within 24 hours. Exactly a week ago there were 264 dead. According to the RKI situation report on Wednesday evening, the nationwide seven-day R-value was 0.83 (previous day: 0.82).

Update from May 5, 11 p.m .: Holidays on the North Sea and Baltic Sea will be possible again in Germany during the Whitsun holidays. Gastronomy in Schleswig-Holstein * can then also open inside. However, strict Covid-19 rules apply – an overview.

Coronavirus pandemic in Germany: Spahn’s new proposal for Astrazeneca – cancel vaccination prioritization

Update from May 5, 9 p.m .: vaccination bang in Germany! Federal Health Minister Jens Spahn (CDU) wants to immediately cancel the prioritization for corona vaccinations with the active ingredient from Astrazeneca.

“We will generally – and I would like to talk about this tomorrow with Karl-Josef Laumann (NRW) and other 15 fellow ministers of the state – at Astrazenca clearly for medical practices and vaccination centers that there is no more prioritization there,” said the CDU politician on Wednesday evening in the program “Current Hour” on WDR television Regardless of age or previous illness, anyone who wants to be vaccinated with Astrazeneca can also be vaccinated. When asked when this should apply, Spahn said: “For Astrazeneca now, that’s my suggestion.”

Coronavirus pandemic in Germany: Federal government warns of fake vaccination passports

Update from May 5, 7 p.m .: The vaccinations against the corona virus are in great demand in many places in Germany. After all, these are seen as a reliable way out of lockdown and back into as much normalcy as possible.

But: The federal government has now warned citizens not to obtain forged vaccination certificates in order to benefit from the relief in the event of restrictions ahead of time. This is not a trivial offense, said government spokesman Steffen Seibert this Wednesday at the federal press conference in Berlin: “Anyone who does something like this endangers the health of other people. That’s one thing. But he is also liable to prosecution. This is clearly a falsification of documents that is subject to criminal penalties under the Criminal Code. And criminal acts are prosecuted. “

Now a digital solution is also to be found in this area: According to the Federal Ministry of Health, it is planned that the vaccination certificate can be stored digitally on the Corona warning app as well as on an extra app. This should be possible in the second half of the current quarter.

Update from May 5, 6.30 p.m .: The vaccinations against the corona virus are progressing much faster in Germany. But a doctor from Baden-Württemberg * is not moving fast enough. She makes a vaccination proposal – but there is a legal catch (see link).

Coronavirus pandemic in Germany: call for help from students in the corona crisis

Update from May 5, 6 p.m.: Students in Germany complained in a joint call for help about a lack of financial support in the corona pandemic.

“Many students are still in dire financial straits. The continuation of the pandemic will noticeably worsen the situation, “said a statement from the state student representatives of several federal states published on Wednesday. The bridging aid from the Federal Ministry of Education is criticized.

On the one hand, the maximum of 500 euros per month is set far too low; on the other hand, it is only paid out to those who have less than 100 euros in their account, who can prove unsuccessful applications for part-time jobs, who apply monthly and not before the crisis The students said that there was an emergency.

The message went on to say: “That goes to existence. This fact is particularly fatal, since students are not caught by the social safety nets of society. “

Corona pandemic in Germany: Approval for the vaccination group with prioritization 3

Update from May 5, 4:07 p.m.: The immunization against the corona virus is progressing in Germany. In the meantime, the vaccination group with priority 3 has also received approval.

The opening offers many millions more people the opportunity to be vaccinated. However, certain requirements apply to enforce this right. This includes, for example, a written certificate of authorization.

Astrazeneca often stays where it is – the doctor chooses an unusual route

Update from May 5, 2:36 p.m.: Large amounts of the Astrazeneca vaccine keep lying around. That went against the grain of a family doctor from North Rhine-Westphalia. He chose an unusual method – and gave away vaccination appointments to people over 60 on eBay classifieds. It would be madness to let the reliable and effective vaccine go to waste, ”said general practitioner and cardiologist Peter Weitkamp from Kirchlengern to the German press agency on Wednesday. For two days he had offered vaccination appointments with Astrazeneca to people over 60 years of age via the Internet platform. He has 80 to 90 doses left. Starting next week, he will give his remaining Astrazeneca stocks to those who responded to his Ebay offer.

The general practitioner also criticizes the fact that the general practitioners almost exclusively get Astrazeneca. The popular Biontech vaccine, on the other hand, goes almost exclusively to the vaccination centers. Astrazeneca wrongly has a bad image, said Weitkamp. This leads to the fact that many not yet vaccinated over 60 years now streamed into the vaccination centers to pick up Biontech. “That is not showing solidarity. The old take away the Biontech vaccine from the young. “

The Ministry of Health is to provide a further 3.8 billion euros from the federal budget to procure corona vaccine
to get. It is about vaccine for the years 2022 and 2023, i.e. mainly for booster vaccinations and vaccinations against mutated coronaviruses. This emerges from a letter from the Ministry of Finance to the budget committee of the Bundestag, which is available to the German Press Agency.

Corona vaccinations – Cologne starts with mobile vaccination buses in socially disadvantaged areas

Update from May 5, 1:45 p.m.: On Monday (May 3), Cologne began sending special vaccination teams to socially disadvantaged areas with high numbers of corona infections in order to prioritize vaccinating residents there. According to a survey, the majority of people in Germany consider the nationwide use of mobile vaccination buses in socially disadvantaged areas to be appropriate, even if the vaccination priority is not strictly adhered to.

The polling institute YouGov said that 69 percent of people polled on Tuesday were in favor of such a measure. In contrast, 19 percent said they did not consider this measure to be appropriate. According to YouGov, supporters of the Greens were most likely to use mobile vaccination buses in socially disadvantaged areas at 91 percent. A total of 1047 people in Germany over the age of 18 were interviewed for the survey. The results were weighted and are representative of the German population.

Corona in Germany: GPs demand legal security for the seventh dose of Biontech

Update from May 5, 12:18 p.m.: From the ampoules of the Biontech vaccine, doctors can sometimes draw seven instead of the six approved vaccine doses. The German Association of General Practitioners has now called for nationwide legal security for medical professionals who want to administer a seventh dose of vaccine from the ampoules.

“It cannot be that vaccination doses are thrown away every day in Germany,” said association boss Ulrich Weigeldt to the newspapers of the Funke media group . Weigeldt further emphasized that general practitioners who wanted to vaccinate as many people as quickly as possible with the existing corona vaccine should not risk “one foot in jail”.

SPD health expert Karl Lauterbach also spoke out in favor of legal security for the use of the seventh dose of Biontech. It is not forbidden to draw a seventh dose from a vaccine ampoule, but it is also not legally guaranteed. “I understand that many doctors throw away the seventh dose of the Biontech vaccine for fear of the liability risk,” explained Lauterbach. The expert demanded: “The state must assume the liability risk.”

Corona in Germany: The positive trend continues – the incidence is falling significantly

First report from May 5th: Berlin – Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) sees “light at the end of the tunnel”. That is what she is said to have said at least according to dpa on Tuesday (May 4) in online deliberations of the Union faction in the Bundestag about the gradual relaxation of the corona infection in Germany. Merkel referred to the falling number of cases and a slight relaxation in the intensive care units.

The positive trend continues on Wednesday. According to the latest figures from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) *, 18,034 new corona infections * and 285 new deaths were reported within one day – significantly fewer than a week ago. The nationwide 7-day incidence also fell significantly. According to the RKI, it was 132.8 on Wednesday morning. For comparison: last Wednesday (April 28) the incidence value for Germany was still 160.6, yesterday Tuesday (May 4) 141.4.

Much hope still rests on the progress of the corona vaccinations. The vaccination rate in Germany continues to pick up speed. Overall, according to the vaccination dashboard figures, 29.5 percent of the population have now received at least one initial vaccination against the coronavirus *. More than eight percent of people in Germany are therefore already fully vaccinated. On Tuesday, the federal cabinet launched significant relief for people vaccinated against corona. Among other things, easing of contact and exit restrictions are planned.

Vaccination with saline solution instead of Biontech: More than 100 people tested for antibodies

But not everything is going smoothly with the corona vaccinations * in Germany. A good one and a half weeks ago, on April 25, it became known that an employee of a vaccination center in the Lower Saxony district of Friesland had filled six syringes with saline solutions instead of the Biontech vaccine *. According to the authorities, a vial of the corona vaccine fell down while mixing the vaccine, which the employee initially wanted to cover up.

On Wednesday (May 5th), possible victims are now to be tested for antibodies. The tests should be used to check whether the people have already received a first corona vaccination *, said a spokeswoman for the Friesland district. A total of 117 people were therefore invited to have their blood drawn. The samples are then sent to the State Health Office. According to the spokeswoman, the results are expected in the coming days. (ph) * Merkur.de is an offer from IPPEN.MEDIA

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