The EU Commission approved an adapted corona vaccine on Friday. The German General Practitioners’ Association fears an “organizational overkill” and is annoyed that the vaccine is not available as a single dose.
According to a media report, the German Association of General Practitioners fears that vaccination against the corona virus will involve considerable effort in medical practices. With a view to the further developed vaccine from Biontech/Pfizer approved by the EU Commission last Friday, Vice President of the Association Nicola Buhlinger-Göpfarth told Spiegel that it was annoying that the vaccine was not available as a single dose.
“We will end up in organizational overkill again if we either quickly organize five more vaccinees, postpone the vaccination or throw away five vaccine doses every time a Biontech vaccination is necessary,” said the deputy federal chairwoman. According to the report, the vaccine will be delivered in vials containing six doses.
“We understand what doctors want”
Biontech informed Spiegel that preparations were currently underway to bring individual doses of the adapted vaccine onto the market. It is not yet clear when these might be available in Germany. “We understand the doctors’ wishes,” the company said.
The vaccine is a preparation adapted to the Omicron subline XBB.1.5, which is intended to provide better protection against variants currently circulating. The Standing Vaccination Commission in Germany now only recommends booster vaccinations to certain groups, preferably in the fall. These include people aged 60 and over, people with certain previous illnesses from the age of six months, nursing and health staff and relatives of high-risk patients.
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