German Health Minister Jens Spahn said the country could start vaccinating against the new crown as soon as next month. He has asked German federal states to have vaccination centers ready by mid-December, and things are going well.
The new crown mRNA vaccine jointly developed by German BioNTech and Pfizer has officially submitted an emergency use authorization (EUA) application to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The final results of the Phase III trial of the vaccine showed that its effectiveness reached 95%. Therefore, the Biontech Pfizer vaccine is likely to be used first in Germany. Germany has received more than 300 million doses of the vaccine through the European Commission, bilateral contracts and options, which is already more than necessary and even leaves room for distribution to other countries.
Vaccinations should be carried out in vaccination centers and mobile vaccination teams entrusted by the state. People with a history of lung or bronchial disease, the elderly, and workers in particularly critical positions, such as doctors, nurses, police, firefighters, teachers, and educators, should be vaccinated first.
Vaccination centers act as a bridge to transition. They will take over mass vaccinations until hospitals and clinics in Germany can take over. These vaccination centers must meet high hardware requirements, such as Biontech vaccines must be stored in temperatures of minus 70 degrees.
A vaccination center is to be established in each region or urban area in Germany. Large cities may have multiple vaccination centers. Berlin, for example, is planning six of these so that 20,000 people can be vaccinated every day. In addition to fixed vaccination centers, mobile vaccination teams will also vaccinate people with reduced mobility at their homes or nursing homes.
NRW has 31 administrative districts and 22 independent cities, and each of these regions will have a vaccination center, so that the number of vaccination centers in NRW can reach 53. The NRW Health Minister expects vaccinations to begin on December 25.
According to the "Central News Agency" report, the Tegel Airport in Berlin, Germany, which was announced to be suspended and renovated in early November, will become a new crown vaccination center from mid-December. At Tegel Airport, "we will vaccinate 3,000 to 4,000 people a day," said Blom, who heads the Berlin vaccination center. The report said that after the completion of the renovation of Terminal C of Tegel Airport, it will become a center for vaccination against the new crown, and it is expected that thousands of people can be vaccinated every day.
The Steinfurt district said it plans to convert Terminal A of Münster/Osnabrück Airport into an inoculation center. In addition, mobile vaccination teams will give door-to-door vaccinations to people who are inconvenient to come. The dome of the ISS Dome in Dousse, which is expected to be used as an inoculation center. Cologne has not yet selected a specific location, and it is said that depending on the vaccine used, the requirements for the address will also change.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said that the vaccine is like "a light at the end of the tunnel" for Germany. She also said that the cold winter may be difficult, but "I believe we will see significant progress next year", describing the new crown vaccine as "hope" symbol of.
