There is enough vaccine, but the vaccination rate is far too low. Spahn and RKI boss Wieler now speak live at a press conference on the vaccination campaign.
- With a view to autumn and winter, the corona vaccination rate in Germany is far too low.
- Federal Health Minister Spahn and RKI boss Wieler want to inform about the status of the vaccination campaign on Wednesday.
- In the live ticker you can follow the press conference in Berlin from 11 a.m.
Update from September 8, 11:22 a.m .: 3G rules, AHA rules + L (ventilation) and vaccinations have been set for autumn and winter, says Spahn at the request of a journalist. 2G is an option for private providers to make an event more secure, for example.
Update from September 8, 11:16 a.m .: The trade association would like to support the federal government’s vaccination campaign. It is a broad alliance that has come together for this. It is important to achieve a new start in the city centers as well, said Stefan Genth from the German Trade Association (HDE).
Update from September 8th, 11:10 am : “Please get vaccinated”, appeals RKI boss Lothar Wieler. Everyone wants to get through autumn and winter as safely as possible, says Wieler. Any vaccination would help contain the pandemic. “Anyone who does not get vaccinated will sooner or later get Sars-CoV-2.” The vaccination would have prevented numerous hospital admissions and deaths in Germany, as the RKI has calculated.
Update from September 8, 11:06 a.m .: Vaccination remains a personal decision, emphasizes Spahn. But it is also about protecting others. Germany has achieved a lot in the corona pandemic. He also refers to the successes in vaccination. “We have the means to get out of the pandemic.”
Spahn: “vaccinate, vaccinate, vaccinate”
Update from September 8th, 11 am : “Vaccinate, vaccinate, vaccinate” is the topic of the hour according to Federal Health Minister Jens Spahn. The aim is to raise the vaccination rates, stresses Spahn. Nobody could get past the information in the last few months. Perhaps there was a lack of opportunities, for example on the sports field and shopping. A joint vaccination week with the federal government, states, municipalities and many other actors should start next week.
Update from September 8, 10:57 a.m .: Federal Health Minister Jens Spahn and RKI boss Lothar Wieler are giving a press conference on the corona situation in Germany again after a long break. It is mainly about the status of the vaccination campaign.
Update from September 8, 10:42 a.m .: Around 17 million adults in Germany are still unvaccinated. The vaccination rate is currently 61.5 percent (fully vaccinated). In the opinion of doctors and experts, a higher vaccination rate is urgently needed to prevent a corona outbreak in autumn. Especially to protect children.
Federal Minister of Health Jens Spahn praises the vaccination campaigns in Bremen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Saarland and Schleswig-Holstein.
“66% (54.9 million) have been vaccinated at least once, 61.6% (51.2 million) have full vaccination protection. Bremen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Saarland or Schleswig-Holstein show that it is possible: If we achieve vaccination quotas like in these countries, it will be a safe winter for all of us, ”tweeted Spahn on Wednesday.
Corona vaccination campaign stalls – Spahn and RKI boss comment on the situation
First report from September 8, 2021
Berlin – New corona infections in Germany are increasing relentlessly, but vaccination is not progressing. The vaccination rate is far too low with a view to autumn and winter. According to experts, the fourth corona wave can hardly be flattened this way. “The vaccination quota concerns us all,” tweeted Federal Health Minister Jens Spahn (CDU) on Monday. A joint effort is needed in September.
The federal government wants to kick-start vaccinations with a nationwide week of action starting next Monday. Together with the federal states, it calls for easy-to-see offers to be made in as many places as possible – for example in sports clubs, at the voluntary fire brigade, in pharmacies or multigenerational houses – with the motto: “This is where vaccination takes place”. Vaccination offers should be found on the website www.hierwirdgeimpft.de.
Corona in Germany – PK with Spahn and Wieler in Berlin
Federal Health Minister Jens Spahn (CDU) wants to speak to the head of the Robert Koch Institute, Lothar Wieler, on the status of the vaccination campaign this Wednesday. Stefan Genth from the German Trade Association (HDE) and Patrick Zahn from KiK Textiles are also expected to attend the press conference.
Medical President Reinhardt calls for a restart of the corona vaccination campaign
Medical President Klaus Reinhardt therefore calls for a fresh start. Many unvaccinated people are not convinced that they refuse to vaccinate, said the President of the German Medical Association of the German Press Agency. “In order to reach those who are undecided, the vaccination campaign in Germany has to be completely redesigned.” “But now we need much more targeted communication measures and low-threshold vaccination offers.” What is needed are creative concepts.
“We are slowly ruining the health system”
The director of virology at the University Hospital Essen warned of an overload in the intensive care units. “We are slowly ruining the health system,” said Ulf Dittmer of the Rheinische Post . In his clinic, the number of sick people with severe symptoms is 23. Of these, 20 are not vaccinated and the youngest is 20 years old. Dittmer therefore called for a discussion about the compulsory vaccination. “We need to talk about that,” he said. There is already no more free space in North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) for treatment with a heart-lung machine. (dpa / ml) * Merkur.de is an offer from IPPEN.MEDIA
